EP2984055B1 - Herstellung von tensiden mittels kreuzmethathese - Google Patents

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EP2984055B1
EP2984055B1 EP14783148.1A EP14783148A EP2984055B1 EP 2984055 B1 EP2984055 B1 EP 2984055B1 EP 14783148 A EP14783148 A EP 14783148A EP 2984055 B1 EP2984055 B1 EP 2984055B1
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  • compositions comprising alkene benzenes compositions comprising alkene benzene sulfonates, methods for making alkene benzenes, methods for making alkene benzene sulfonates, compositions comprising alkylbenzenes, compositions comprising alkylbenzene sulfonates, methods for making alkylbenzenes, and methods for making alkylbenzene sulfonates.
  • compositions comprising substituted alkene benzenes compositions comprising substituted alkene benzene sulfonates, methods for making substituted alkene benzenes, methods for making substituted alkene benzene sulfonates, compositions comprising substituted alkylbenzenes, compositions comprising substituted alkylbenzene sulfonates, methods for making substituted alkylbenzenes, and methods for making substituted alkylbenzene sulfonates, where the benzene ring is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein.
  • This invention describes a process to produce 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzene sulfonates (2-PhLAS) by cross metathesis of alpha-methyl styrene (AMS) or 3-phenyl-1-butene (3Ph1C 4 ) with a linear alpha olefin (AO) or a linear internal olefin (IO) to produce 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes (2-PhLAeB).
  • the 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes (2-PhLAeB) are hydrogenated and sulfonated by well-known methodologies to yield 2-phenyl linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (2-PhLAS).
  • This invention describes a process to produce substituted 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzene sulfonates (2-Ph*LAS), where the benzene ring is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, by cross metathesis of substituted alpha-methyl styrene (AM*S), where the benzene ring is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, or substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene (3Ph*1C 4 ) where the benzene ring is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, with a linear alpha olefin (AO) or a linear internal olefin (IO) to produce substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes (2-Ph*LAeB), where the benzene ring is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein.
  • AO linear alpha olefin
  • IO linear internal olefin
  • the substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes (2-Ph*LAeB) are hydrogenated and sulfonated by well-known methodologies to yield substituted 2-phenyl linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (2-Ph*LAS).
  • 2-Phenyl linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (2-PhLAS) and substituted 2-phenyl linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (2-Ph*LAS) are high-efficiency surfactants useful in hand soaps, dish soaps, hard surface cleaners, laundry detergents, and in cleaning supplies.
  • 2-tolyl linear alkylbenzene sulfonates have been reported to have lower Krafft temperatures and superior hard water tolerance compared to commercial linear alkylbenzene sulfonate materials ( U.S. Pat. No. 6,995,127 ).
  • U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No 2012/0213726 describes bio-based linear alkyl phenyl sulfonates (linear alkylbenzene sulfonates) incorporating C 10 -C 14 olefins which at least 50% bio-based.
  • the bio-based C 10 -C 14 olefins may be produced by metathesis of seed oils as described in U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No US2010/0145086 .
  • 2012/0213726 does not describe olefin metathesis of alpha-methyl styrene or 3-phenyl-1-butene to produce linear alkyl phenyl sulfonates (linear alkylbenzene sulfonates).
  • WO Pat. App. Pub. No. 2012/138423 describes C 10 -C 13 linear alkyl phenyl sulfonates (linear alkylbenzene sulfonates) having a particular alkyl group distribution.
  • This application describes using a particular C 10 -C 13 olefin distribution to produce C 10 -C 13 linear alkyl phenyl sulfonates (linear alkylbenzene sulfonates). It does not describe olefin metathesis of alpha-methyl styrene or 3-phenyl-1-butene to produce linear alkyl phenyl sulfonates (linear alkylbenzene sulfonates).
  • U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2010/0145086 is the seminal patent application describing the production of alpha olefins from alkenolysis of seed oils. It does not describe olefin metathesis of alpha-methyl styrene or 3-phenyl-1-butene to produce linear alkyl benzenes, linear 2-phenylalkylbenzenes, linear alkyl phenyl sulfonates, or linear alkylbenzene sulfonates.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 6,995,127 describes relatively high content 2-tolyl linear alkyl benzene sulfonates having enhanced hard water tolerance.
  • This patent does not produce 2-phenyl linear alkylbenzene sulfonates in >85% isomeric purity and does not describe olefin metathesis to produce 2-phenyl linear alkylbenzene sulfonates.
  • the resulting 2-tolyl linear alkyl benzene sulfonates predominantly comprise para -tolyl groups due to the ortho / para directing effects of methyl (alkyl) groups (combined with steric effects which disfavor ortho -substitution).
  • electron-withdrawing groups i.e. NO 2 , CN, etc.
  • NO 2 electron-withdrawing groups
  • CN CN
  • the methods described herein would allow for controlled substitution at any particular position of the aromatic ring or any desired combination of these positions.
  • commercially available tolylstyrenes are available as a mixture of approximately 60% meta- and 40% para -methyl substitution, which will produce a 2-tolyl linear alkylbenzene sulfonate with the same 60% meta- and 40% para -methyl substitution, or in a nearly pure para -methyl form.
  • compositions comprising alkene benzenes compositions comprising alkene benzene sulfonates, methods for making alkene benzenes, methods for making alkene benzene sulfonates, compositions comprising alkylbenzenes, compositions comprising alkylbenzene sulfonates, methods for making alkylbenzenes, and methods for making alkylbenzene sulfonates.
  • compositions comprising 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes compositions comprising 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene sulfonates, compositions comprising 2-phenyl linear alkylbenzenes, and compositions comprising 2-phenyl linear alkylbenzene sulfonates, methods for making 2-phenyl alkene benzenes, methods for making 2-phenyl alkene benzene sulfonates, methods for making 2-phenyl alkylbenzenes, and methods for making 2-phenyl alkylbenzene sulfonates.
  • the present disclosure also relates to compositions comprising substituted alkene benzenes, compositions comprising substituted alkene benzene sulfonates, methods for making substituted alkene benzenes, methods for making substituted alkene benzene sulfonates, compositions comprising substituted alkylbenzenes, compositions comprising substituted alkylbenzene sulfonates, methods for making substituted alkylbenzenes, and methods for making substituted alkylbenzene sulfonates, where the benzene ring is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein.
  • compositions comprising substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes, compositions comprising substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene sulfonates, compositions comprising substituted 2-phenyl linear alkylbenzenes, and compositions comprising substituted 2-phenyl linear alkylbenzene sulfonates, methods for making substituted 2-phenyl alkene benzenes, methods for making substituted 2-phenyl alkene benzene sulfonates, methods for making substituted 2-phenyl alkylbenzenes, and methods for making substituted 2-phenyl alkylbenzene sulfonates, where the benzene ring is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein.
  • substituted linear alkylbenzene sulfonate compositions comprising increased substituted 2-phenyl linear alkylbenzene sulfonate content compared to prior art compositions, where the benzene ring of the substituted linear alkylbenzene sulfonate compositions is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein.
  • the present disclosure provides a linear alkylbenzene sulfonate composition, where the 2-phenyl isomer content is at least 85% by weight based on the total weight of linear alkyl benzene sulfonate isomers.
  • the present disclosure provides a substituted linear alkylbenzene sulfonate composition, where the substituted 2-phenyl isomer content is at least 85% by weight based on the total weight of substituted linear alkyl benzene sulfonate isomers, where the benzene ring of the substituted linear alkylbenzene sulfonate is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein.
  • the present disclosure provides a linear alkylbenzene composition, where the 2-phenyl isomer content is at least 85% by weight based on the total weight of linear alkylbenzene isomers.
  • the present disclosure provides a substituted linear alkylbenzene composition, where the substituted 2-phenyl isomer content is at least 85% by weight based on the total weight of substituted linear alkylbenzene isomers, where the benzene ring of the substituted linear alkylbenzene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein.
  • the present disclosure provides a linear alkylbenzene composition, where the 2-phenyl isomer content is at least 85% by weight based on the total weight of linear alkylbenzene isomers described in the general formula: wherein n is equal to any integer between 2 and 18.
  • the present disclosure provides a substituted linear alkylbenzene composition, where the substituted 2-phenyl isomer content is at least 85% by weight based on the total weight of linear alkylbenzene isomers described in the general formula: wherein n is equal to any integer between 2 and 18, where the benzene ring of the substituted linear alkylbenzene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein.
  • the present disclosure provides a salt of an alkylbenzene sulfonate, which salt comprises an amount of the 2-phenyl alkylbenzene isomer of alkylbenzenes described by the general formula: wherein n is equal to any integer between 2 and 18, wherein an amount of 2-phenyl alkylbenzene isomer in such alkylbenzene sulfonate salts is greater than 85% by weight based on the total weight of the alkylbenzene sulfonates, where the 2-phenyl alkylbenzene isomer is prepared by forming a first composition comprising styrene, at least one hydrovinylation catalyst, and ethylene, subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a hydrovinylation reaction to form 3-phenyl-1-butene, forming a second composition comprising 3-phenyl-1-butene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, wherein the at least
  • the present disclosure provides a salt of an alkylbenzene sulfonate, which the salt comprises an amount of the substituted 2-phenyl alkylbenzene isomer of alkylbenzenes described by the general formula: wherein n is equal to any integer between 2 and 18, wherein R* is defined herein, wherein an amount of substituted 2-phenyl alkylbenzene isomer in such alkylbenzene sulfonate salts is greater than 85% by weight based on the total weight of the alkylbenzene sulfonates, where the substituted 2-phenyl alkylbenzene isomer is prepared by forming a first composition comprising a substituted styrene, at least one hydrovinylation catalyst, and ethylene, where the benzene ring of the substituted styrene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a hydrovinylation reaction
  • the present disclosure provides a salt of an alkylbenzene sulfonate, which salt comprises an amount of the 2-phenyl alkylbenzene isomer of alkylbenzenes described by the general formula: wherein n is equal to any integer between 2 and 18, wherein an amount of 2-phenyl alkylbenzene isomer in such alkylbenzene sulfonate salts is greater than 85% by weight based on the total weight of the alkylbenzene sulfonates, where the 2-phenyl alkylbenzene isomer is prepared by forming a composition comprising alpha-methyl styrene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, wherein the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from a linear alpha olefin, or a linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form at least
  • the present disclosure provides a salt of an alkylbenzene sulfonate, which salt comprises an amount of the substituted 2-phenyl alkylbenzene isomer of alkylbenzenes described by the general formula: wherein n is equal to any integer between 2 and 18, wherein R* is defined herein, wherein an amount of substituted 2-phenyl alkylbenzene isomer in such alkylbenzene sulfonate salts is greater than 85% by weight based on the total weight of the alkylbenzene sulfonates, where the substituted 2-phenyl alkylbenzene isomer is prepared by forming a composition comprising substituted alpha-methyl styrene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, wherein at least one olefinic substrate is selected from a linear alpha olefin, or a linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, where the substituted 2-
  • the present disclosure provides a salt of an alkylbenzene sulfonate, which salt comprises an amount of the 2-phenyl isomer of alkylbenzenes described by the general formula: wherein n is equal to any integer between 2 and 18, wherein the amount of 2-phenyl isomer in such alkylbenzene sulfonate salts is greater than 85% by weight based on the total weight of the alkylbenzene sulfonates.
  • the present disclosure provides a salt of an alkylbenzene sulfonate, which salt comprises an amount of the substituted 2-phenyl isomer of alkylbenzenes described by the general formula: wherein n is equal to any integer between 2 and 18, wherein R* is defined herein, wherein the amount of substituted 2-phenyl isomer in such alkylbenzene sulfonate salts is greater than 85% by weight based on the total weight of the alkylbenzene sulfonates.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl alkene benzenes, the method comprising forming a composition comprising at least one cross metathesis substrate, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, and subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction between the at least one cross metathesis substrate and at least one olefinic substrate.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl alkene benzenes, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyl alkene benzenes is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a composition comprising at least one cross metathesis substrate, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, and subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction between the at least one cross metathesis substrate and at least one olefinic substrate.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes, the method comprising forming a composition comprising at least one cross metathesis substrate, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, wherein the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, and subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction between the at least one cross metathesis substrate and at least one olefinic substrate.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a composition comprising at least one cross metathesis substrate, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, wherein at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, and subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction between at least one cross metathesis substrate and at least one olefinic substrate.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making alkene benzenes, the method comprising forming a composition comprising at least one cross metathesis substrate, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, and subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products, where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one alkene benzene.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted alkene benzenes, where the benzene ring of the substituted alkene benzenes is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a composition comprising at least one cross metathesis substrate, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, and subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products, where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one substituted alkene benzene.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making alkyl benzenes, the method comprising forming a composition comprising at least one cross metathesis substrate, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, and subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one alkene benzene, and subjecting the at least one alkene benzene to conditions effective to promote olefinic hydrogenation.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted alkyl benzenes, where the benzene ring of the substituted alkyl benzenes is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a composition comprising at least one cross metathesis substrate, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst; subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one substituted alkene benzene, where the substituted alkene benzene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; and subjecting at least one substituted alkene benzene to conditions effective to promote olefinic hydrogenation.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making alkylbenzene sulfonates, the method comprising forming a composition comprising at least one cross metathesis substrate, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, and subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one alkene benzene, and subjecting the at least one alkene benzene to conditions effective to promote olefinic hydrogenation to form hydrogenation products where the hydrogenation products comprise at least one alkylbenzene, and subjecting the at least one alkylbenzene to conditions effective to promote aromatic sulfonation.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted alkylbenzene sulfonates, where the benzene ring of the substituted alkylbenzene sulfonates is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a composition comprising at least one cross metathesis substrate, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst; subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one substituted alkene benzene, where the benzene ring of the substituted alkene benzene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; and subjecting at least one substituted alkene benzene to conditions effective to promote olefinic hydrogenation to form hydrogenation products where the hydrogenation products comprise at least one substituted alkylbenzene, where the benzene ring of the substituted
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes, the method comprising forming a composition comprising at least one cross metathesis substrate, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, wherein the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products, where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene, and separating at least a portion of the at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene from the cross metathesis products.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a composition comprising at least one cross metathesis substrate, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, wherein at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof; subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products, where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; and separating at least
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising styrene, at least one hydrovinylation catalyst, and ethylene, subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a hydrovinylation reaction to form hydrovinylation products, where the hydrovinylation products comprise 3-phenyl-1-butene, forming a second composition comprising the hydrovinylation products comprising 3-phenyl-1-butene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, and subjecting the second composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction between 3-phenyl-1-butene and the at least one olefinic substrate.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes, where the benzene ring is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising substituted styrene, at least one hydrovinylation catalyst, and ethylene, where the benzene ring of the substituted styrene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a hydrovinylation reaction to form hydrovinylation products, where the hydrovinylation products comprise substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, where the benzene ring of the substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; forming a second composition comprising the hydrovinylation products comprising substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising styrene, at least one hydrovinylation catalyst, and ethylene, subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a hydrovinylation reaction to form hydrovinylation products, where the hydrovinylation products comprise 3-phenyl-1-butene, forming a second composition comprising the hydrovinylation products comprising 3-phenyl-1-butene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, subjecting the second composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products, where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene, where the at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzen
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyhl linear alkene benzenes is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising substituted styrene, at least one hydrovinylation catalyst, and ethylene, where the benzene ring of the substituted styrene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a hydrovinylation reaction to form hydrovinylation products, where the hydrovinylation products comprise substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, where the benzene ring of the 3-phenyl-1-butene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; forming a second composition comprising the hydrovinylation products comprising substituted 3-phenyl-1-but
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising styrene, at least one hydrovinylation catalyst, and ethylene, subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a hydrovinylation reaction to form hydrovinylation products, where the hydrovinylation products comprise 3-phenyl-1-butene, separating at least a portion of the 3-phenyl-1-butene from the hydrovinylation products, forming a second composition comprising the separated 3-phenyl-1-butene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, subjecting the second composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction between 3-phenyl-1-butene and at least one olefinic substrate.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising substituted styrene, at least one hydrovinylation catalyst, and ethylene, where the benzene ring of the substituted styrene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a hydrovinylation reaction to form hydrovinylation products, where the hydrovinylation products comprise substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, where the benzene ring of the 3-phenyl-1-butene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; separating at least a portion of the substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene from the hydrovinylation
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising styrene, at least one hydrovinylation catalyst, and ethylene, subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a hydrovinylation reaction to form hydrovinylation products, where the hydrovinylation products comprise 3-phenyl-1-butene, separating at least a portion of the 3-phenyl-1-butene from the hydrovinylation products, forming a second composition comprising the separated 3-phenyl-1-butene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefin metathesis substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, subjecting the second composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products, where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one 2-phenyl linear alken
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes, where the benzene ring of the 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising substituted styrene, at least one hydrovinylation catalyst, and ethylene, where the benzene ring of the substituted styrene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a hydrovinylation reaction to form hydrovinylation products, where the hydrovinylation products comprise substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, where the benzene ring of the substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; separating at least a portion of the substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene from the hydrovinylation
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzenes, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising alpha-methyl styrene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products, where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene, where the at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene is derived from a cross metathesis reaction between alpha-methyl styrene and at least one olefinic substrate, and subjecting the cross metathesis products comprising at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene to conditions effective to promote olefin hydrogenation.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzenes, where the benzene ring of the 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzenes is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising substituted alpha-methyl styrene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, where the benzene ring of the substituted alpha-methyl styrene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products, where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene, where at least one
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzenes, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising alpha-methyl styrene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, subjecting the first combination to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products, where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene, where the at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene is derived from a cross metathesis reaction between alpha-methyl styrene and at least one olefinic substrate, separating at least a portion of the at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene from the cross metathesis products, subjecting the separated at least one 2-phenyl linear alken
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzenes, where the benzene ring of the 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzenes is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising substituted alpha-methyl styrene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, where the benzene ring of the substituted alpha-methyl styrene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; subjecting the first combination to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products, where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene, where at least one
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzenes, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising alpha-methyl styrene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, subjecting the first combination to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products, where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene, where the at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene is derived from a cross metathesis reaction between alpha-methyl styrene and at least one olefinic substrate, separating at least a portion of the at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene from the cross metathesis products; subjecting the separated at least one 2-phenyl linear alken
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzenes, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzenes is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising substituted alpha-methyl styrene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, where the benzene ring of the substituted alpha-methyl styrene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; subjecting the first combination to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products, where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene, where at least one
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzenes, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising styrene, at least one hydrovinylation catalyst, and ethylene, subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a hydrovinylation reaction to form hydrovinylation products, where the hydrovinylation products comprise 3-phenyl-1-butene, forming a second composition comprising the hydrovinylation products comprising 3-phenyl-1-butene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, subjecting the second composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products, where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene, where the at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzen
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzenes, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzenes is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising substituted styrene, at least one hydrovinylation catalyst, and ethylene, where the benzene ring of the substituted benzene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a hydrovinylation reaction to form hydrovinylation products, where the hydrovinylation products comprise substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, where the benzene ring of the substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; forming a second composition comprising the hydrovinylation products comprising substituted 3-phenyl-1-buten
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzenes, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising styrene, at least one hydrovinylation catalyst, and ethylene, subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a hydrovinylation reaction to form hydrovinylation products, where the hydrovinylation products comprise 3-phenyl-1-butene, separating at least a portion of the 3-phenyl-1-butene from the hydrovinylation products, forming a second composition comprising the separated 3-phenyl-1-butene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, subjecting the second composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products, where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzenes, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzenes is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising substituted styrene, at least one hydrovinylation catalyst, and ethylene, where the benzene ring of the substituted styrene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a hydrovinylation reaction to form hydrovinylation products, where the hydrovinylation products comprise substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, where the benzene ring of the 3-phenyl-1-butene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; separating at least a portion of the substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene from the hydrovinylation
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzenes, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzenes is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, whereas the substitution pattern of the substituted 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzenes is retained from the substitution pattern of the substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, where the benzene ring of the substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, whereas the substitution pattern of substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene is that of the starting substituted styrene, where the benzene ring of the substituted styrene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein.
  • tolylstyrene is a mixture of approximately 60% meta and 40% para methyl substitution, which will produce 3-tolyl-1-butene containing the same 60% meta and 40% para methyl substitution, which will produce 2-tolyl linear alkenylbenzene with the same 60% meta and 40% para methyl substitution, which will produce 2-tolyl linear alkylbenzene with the same 60% meta and 40% para methyl substitution and which will produce 2-tolyl linear alkylbenzene sulfonate with the same 60% meta and 40% para methyl substitution.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzenes, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising styrene, at least one hydrovinylation catalyst, and ethylene, subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a hydrovinylation reaction to form hydrovinylation products, where the hydrovinylation products comprise 3-phenyl-1-butene, separating at least a portion of the 3-phenyl-1-butene from the hydrovinylation products, forming a second composition comprising the separated 3-phenyl-1-butene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, subjecting the second composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products, where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzenes, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzenes is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising substituted styrene, at least one hydrovinylation catalyst, and ethylene, where the benzene ring of the substituted styrene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a hydrovinylation reaction to form hydrovinylation products, where the hydrovinylation products comprise substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, where the benzene ring of the 3-phenyl-1-butene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; separating at least a portion of the substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene from the hydrovinylation
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzene sulfonates, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising alpha-methyl styrene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products, where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene, where the at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene is derived from the cross metathesis reaction between alpha-methyl styrene and at least one olefinic substrate, separating at least a portion of the at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene from the cross metathesis products, subjecting the separated at least one 2-phenyl linear
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzene sulfonates, where the benzene ring of the 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzene sulfonates is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising substituted alpha-methyl styrene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, where the benzene ring of the substituted alpha-methyl styrene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products, where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one substituted 2-phenyl linear alken
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzene sulfonates the method comprising forming a first composition comprising styrene, at least one hydrovinylation catalyst, and ethylene, subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a hydrovinylation reaction to form hydrovinylation products, where the hydrovinylation products comprise 3-phenyl-1-butene, forming a second composition comprising the hydrovinylation products comprising 3-phenyl-1-butene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, subjecting the second composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products, where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene, where the at least one 2-phenyl linear alken
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzene sulfonates, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzene sulfonates is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising substituted styrene, at least one hydrovinylation catalyst, and ethylene, where the benzene ring of the substituted styrene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a hydrovinylation reaction to form hydrovinylation products, where the hydrovinylation products comprise substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, where the benzene ring of the substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; forming a second composition comprising the hydrovinylation products
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzene sulfonates, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising styrene, at least one hydrovinylation catalyst, and ethylene, subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a hydrovinylation reaction to form 3-phenyl-1-butene, forming a second composition comprising 3-phenyl-1-butene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, wherein the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from a linear alpha olefin, or a linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, subjecting the second composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene, subjecting the at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene to conditions effective to promote olefin hydrogenation to form at least one 2-phenyl linear alkylbenzen
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzene sulfonates, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzene sulfonates is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising substituted styrene, at least one hydrovinylation catalyst, and ethylene, where the benzene ring of the substituted styrene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a hydrovinylation reaction to form an substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, where the benzene ring of the 3-phenyl-1-butene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; forming a second composition comprising substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, at least one olefinic substrate
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzene sulfonates, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising styrene, at least one hydrovinylation catalyst, and ethylene, subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a hydrovinylation reaction to form hydrovinylation products, where the hydrovinylation products comprise 3-phenyl-1-butene, separating at least a portion of the 3-phenyl-1-butene from the hydrovinylation products, forming a second composition comprising the separated 3-phenyl-1-butene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, subjecting the second composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products, where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one 2-phenyl
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzene sulfonates, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzene sulfonates is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a first composition comprising substituted styrene, at least one hydrovinylation catalyst, and ethylene, where the benzene ring of the substituted styrene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; subjecting the first composition to conditions effective to promote a hydrovinylation reaction to form hydrovinylation products, where the hydrovinylation products comprise substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, where the benzene ring of the 3-phenyl-1-butene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; separating at least a portion of the substituted 3-phenyl-1
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl alkene benzene sulfonates, the method comprising forming a composition comprising sulfonated alpha-methyl styrene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, and subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl alkene benzene sulfonates, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyl alkene benzene sulfonates is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a composition comprising sulfonated substituted alpha-methyl styrene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the benzene ring of the substituted alpha-methyl styrene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; and subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl alkene benzene sulfonates, the method comprising forming a composition comprising sulfonated 3-phenyl-1-butene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, and subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl alkene benzene sulfonates, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyl alkene benzene sulfonates is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a composition comprising sulfonated substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the benzene ring of the sulfonated substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; and subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene sulfonates, the method comprising forming a composition comprising sulfonated alpha-methyl styrene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, wherein the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear internal olefin, at least one linear alpha olefin, or a combination thereof, and subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene sulfonates, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene sulfonates is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a composition comprising sulfonated substituted alpha-methyl styrene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, wherein at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear internal olefin, at least one linear alpha olefin, or a combination thereof, where the benzene ring of the substituted alpha-methyl styrene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; and subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene sulfonates, the method comprising forming a composition comprising sulfonated 3-phenyl-1-butene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, wherein the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear internal olefin, at least one linear alpha olefin, or a combination thereof, and subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene sulfonates, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene sulfonates is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a composition comprising sulfonated substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, wherein the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear internal olefin, at least one linear alpha olefin, or a combination thereof, where the benzene ring of the sulfonated substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; and subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene sulfonates, the method comprising forming a composition comprising sulfonated alpha-methyl styrene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products comprising at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene sulfonate, and separating at least a portion of the at least one 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzene sulfonate from the cross metathesis products.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene sulfonates, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene sulfonates is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a composition comprising sulfonated substituted alpha-methyl styrene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, where the benzene ring of the substituted alpha-methyl styrene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products comprising at least one substituted 2-phenyl linear al
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene sulfonates, the method comprising forming a composition comprising sulfonated 3-phenyl-1-butene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products comprising at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene sulfonate, and separating at least a portion of the at least one 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzene sulfonate from the cross metathesis products.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene sulfonates, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene sulfonates is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a composition comprising sulfonated substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, where the benzene ring of the substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products comprising at least one substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzene sulfonates, the method comprising forming a composition comprising sulfonated alpha-methyl styrene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzene sulfonates, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzene sulfonates is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a composition comprising sulfonated substituted alpha-methyl styrene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, where the benzene ring of the substituted alpha-methyl styrene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkylbenzene sulfonates, the method comprising forming a composition comprising sulfonated 3-phenyl-1-butene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkylbenzene sulfonates, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyl linear alkylbenzene sulfonates is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a composition comprising sulfonated substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, where the benzene ring of the substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, and subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkylbenzene sulfonates, the method comprising forming a composition comprising sulfonated alpha-methyl styrene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene sulfonate, where the at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene sulfonate is derived from a cross metathesis reaction between alpha-methyl styrene sulfonate and at least one olefinic substrate, and subjecting the cross metathesis products comprising at least one 2-phenyl linear alken
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkylbenzene sulfonates, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyl linear alkylbenzene sulfonates is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a composition comprising sulfonated substituted alpha-methyl styrene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, where the benzene ring of the substituted alpha-methyl styrene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one substituted 2-pheny
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkylbenzene sulfonates, the method comprising forming a composition comprising sulfonated 3-phenyl-1-butene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene sulfonate, where the at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene sulfonate is derived from a cross metathesis reaction between sulfonated 3-phenyl-1-butene and at least one olefinic substrate, and subjecting the cross metathesis products comprising at least one 2-phenyl linear alkene
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making substituted 2-phenyl linear alkylbenzene sulfonates, where the benzene ring of the substituted 2-phenyl linear alkylbenzene sulfonates is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein, the method comprising forming a composition comprising sulfonated substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, at least one olefinic substrate, and at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin, at least one linear internal olefin, or a combination thereof, where the benzene ring of the substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is defined herein; subjecting the composition to conditions effective to promote a cross metathesis reaction to form cross metathesis products where the cross metathesis products comprise at least one substituted 2-phenyl linear
  • compositions having the following structure, wherein n ⁇ 5, wherein the compositions may be optionally hydrogenated to an alkyl benzene and/or optionally aromatically sulfonated.
  • compositions having the following structure wherein n ⁇ 3, but n may not be 5 if -CH 3 is para.
  • compositions having the following structure, wherein n ⁇ 3, wherein the compositions may be optionally aromatically sulfonated.
  • compositions having the following structure, wherein n ⁇ 3, where R* is defined herein, with the proviso that R* may not be -CH 3 .
  • compositions having the following structure, wherein n ⁇ 3, where R* is defined herein, with the proviso that R* may not be -CH 3 . wherein the compositions may be optionally hydrogenated to a substituted alkyl benzene and/or optionally aromatically sulfonated.
  • compositions having the structures as shown in FIG. 5 , FIG. 6 , FIG. 7 , and/or FIG. 8 .
  • compositions prepared by methods of the present disclosure where the methods are described herein.
  • the present disclosure provides use of the compositions of the present disclosure.
  • compositions of the present disclosure including but not limited to, use as surfactants for use in, including but not limited to, hand soaps, dish soaps, hard surface cleaners, laundry detergents, and in cleaning supplies.
  • compositions of the present disclosure provides use of the compositions of the present disclosure including but not limited to, use as fuels (e.g., diesel fuel and/or jet fuel) or fuel additives, lubricants, surfactants, cosmetics, flavors, fragrances, polymers, plastic additives, home and personal care products, or as precursors for preparing such materials.
  • fuels e.g., diesel fuel and/or jet fuel
  • fuel additives e.g., lubricants, surfactants, cosmetics, flavors, fragrances, polymers, plastic additives, home and personal care products, or as precursors for preparing such materials.
  • an ⁇ -olefin includes a single ⁇ -olefin as well as a combination or mixture of two or more ⁇ -olefins
  • reference to "a substituent” encompasses a single substituent as well as two or more substituents, and the like.
  • alkyl refers to a linear, branched, or cyclic saturated hydrocarbon group typically although not necessarily containing 1 to about 24 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to about 12 carbon atoms, such as methyl (Me), ethyl (Et), n-propyl (Pr or n-Pr), isopropyl (i-Pr), n-butyl (Bu or n-Bu), isobutyl (i-Bu), t-butyl (t-Bu), octyl (Oct), decyl, and the like, as well as cycloalkyl groups such as cyclopentyl (Cp), cyclohexyl (Cy) and the like.
  • alkyl groups herein contain 1 to about 12 carbon atoms.
  • the term “lower alkyl” refers to an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms
  • the specific term “cycloalkyl” refers to a cyclic alkyl group, typically having 4 to 8, preferably 5 to 7, carbon atoms.
  • substituted alkyl refers to alkyl substituted with one or more substituent groups
  • heteroatom-containing alkyl and “heteroalkyl” refer to alkyl in which at least one carbon atom is replaced with a heteroatom.
  • the terms “alkyl” and “lower alkyl” include linear, branched, cyclic, unsubstituted, substituted, and/or heteroatom-containing alkyl and lower alkyl, respectively.
  • alkylene refers to a difunctional linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group, where "alkyl” is as defined above.
  • alkenyl refers to a linear, branched, or cyclic hydrocarbon group of 2 to about 24 carbon atoms containing at least one double bond, such as ethenyl, n-propenyl, isopropenyl, n-butenyl, isobutenyl, octenyl, decenyl, tetradecenyl, hexadecenyl, eicosenyl, tetracosenyl, and the like.
  • Preferred alkenyl groups herein contain 2 to about 12 carbon atoms.
  • lower alkenyl refers to an alkenyl group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms
  • cycloalkenyl refers to a cyclic alkenyl group, preferably having 5 to 8 carbon atoms.
  • substituted alkenyl refers to alkenyl substituted with one or more substituent groups
  • heteroatom-containing alkenyl and “heteroalkenyl” refer to alkenyl in which at least one carbon atom is replaced with a heteroatom. If not otherwise indicated, the terms “alkenyl” and “lower alkenyl” include linear, branched, cyclic, unsubstituted, substituted, and/or heteroatom-containing alkenyl and lower alkenyl, respectively.
  • alkenylene refers to a difunctional linear, branched, or cyclic alkenyl group, where "alkenyl” is as defined above.
  • alkynyl refers to a linear or branched hydrocarbon group of 2 to about 24 carbon atoms containing at least one triple bond, such as ethynyl, n-propynyl, and the like. Preferred alkynyl groups herein contain 2 to about 12 carbon atoms. The term “lower alkynyl” refers to an alkynyl group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
  • substituted alkynyl refers to alkynyl substituted with one or more substituent groups
  • heteroatom-containing alkynyl and “heteroalkynyl” refer to alkynyl in which at least one carbon atom is replaced with a heteroatom.
  • alkynyl and “lower alkynyl” include linear, branched, unsubstituted, substituted, and/or heteroatom-containing alkynyl and lower alkynyl, respectively.
  • alkynylene refers to a difunctional alkynyl group, where "alkynyl” is as defined above.
  • alkoxy refers to an alkyl group bound through a single, terminal ether linkage; that is, an "alkoxy” group may be represented as -O-alkyl where alkyl is as defined above.
  • a “lower alkoxy” group refers to an alkoxy group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
  • alkenyloxy and lower alkenyloxy respectively refer to an alkenyl and lower alkenyl group bound through a single, terminal ether linkage
  • alkynyloxy and “lower alkynyloxy” respectively refer to an alkynyl and lower alkynyl group bound through a single, terminal ether linkage.
  • aryl refers to an aromatic substituent containing a single aromatic ring or multiple aromatic rings that are fused together, directly linked, or indirectly linked (such that the different aromatic rings are bound to a common group such as a methylene or ethylene moiety).
  • Preferred aryl groups contain 5 to 24 carbon atoms, and particularly preferred aryl groups contain 5 to 14 carbon atoms.
  • Exemplary aryl groups contain one aromatic ring or two fused or linked aromatic rings, e.g., phenyl (Ph), naphthyl, biphenyl, diphenylether, diphenylamine, benzophenone, and the like.
  • Substituted aryl refers to an aryl moiety substituted with one or more substituent groups
  • heteroatom containing aryl and “heteroaryl” refer to aryl substituents in which at least one carbon atom is replaced with a heteroatom, as will be described in further detail herein.
  • aryloxy refers to an aryl group bound through a single, terminal ether linkage, wherein "aryl” is as defined above.
  • An "aryloxy” group may be represented as -O-aryl where aryl is as defined above.
  • Preferred aryloxy groups contain 5 to 24 carbon atoms, and particularly preferred aryloxy groups contain 5 to 14 carbon atoms.
  • aryloxy groups include, without limitation, phenoxy, o-halo-phenoxy, m-halo-phenoxy, p-halo-phenoxy, o-methoxy-phenoxy, m-methoxy-phenoxy, p-methoxy-phenoxy, 2,4-dimethoxy-phenoxy, 3,4,5-trimethoxy-phenoxy, and the like.
  • alkaryl refers to an aryl group with an alkyl substituent
  • aralkyl refers to an alkyl group with an aryl substituent, wherein “aryl” and “alkyl” are as defined above.
  • Preferred alkaryl and aralkyl groups contain 6 to 24 carbon atoms, and particularly preferred alkaryl and aralkyl groups contain 6 to 16 carbon atoms.
  • Alkaryl groups include, without limitation, p-methylphenyl, 2,4-dimethylphenyl, p-cyclohexylphenyl, 2,7-dimethylnaphthyl, 7-cyclooctylnaphthyl, 3-ethyl-cyclopenta-1,4-diene, and the like.
  • aralkyl groups include, without limitation, benzyl, 2-phenyl-ethyl, 3-phenyl-propyl, 4-phenyl-butyl, 5-phenyl-pentyl, 4-phenylcyclohexyl, 4-benzylcyclohexyl, 4-phenylcyclohexylmethyl, 4-benzylcyclohexylmethyl, and the like.
  • alkaryloxy and aralkyloxy refer to substituents of the formula -OR wherein R is alkaryl or aralkyl, respectively, as just defined.
  • acyl refers to substituents having the formula -(CO)-alkyl, -(CO)-aryl, -(CO)-aralkyl, -(CO)-alkaryl, -(CO)-alkenyl, or -(CO)-alkynyl
  • acyloxy refers to substituents having the formula -O(CO)-alkyl, -O(CO)-aryl, -O(CO)-aralkyl, -O(CO)-alkaryl, -O(CO)-alkenyl, or-(CO)-alkynyl wherein "alkyl,” “aryl”, “aralkyl”, “alkaryl”, “alkenyl", and “alkynyl” are as defined above.
  • the acetoxy group (-O(CO)CH 3 ; often abbreviated as OAc) is a common example of an acyloxy group.
  • cyclic and ring refer to alicyclic or aromatic groups that may or may not be substituted and/or heteroatom containing, and that may be monocyclic, bicyclic, or polycyclic.
  • alicyclic is used in the conventional sense to refer to an aliphatic cyclic moiety, as opposed to an aromatic cyclic moiety, and may be monocyclic, bicyclic or polycyclic.
  • halo and halogen are used in the conventional sense to refer to a fluoro, chloro, bromo, or iodo substituent.
  • Hydrocarbyl refers to univalent hydrocarbyl radicals containing 1 to about 30 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to about 24 carbon atoms, most preferably 1 to about 12 carbon atoms, including linear, branched, cyclic, saturated and unsaturated species, such as alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, alkynyl groups, aryl groups, and the like.
  • lower hydrocarbyl refers to a hydrocarbyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 4 carbon atoms
  • hydrocarbylene refers to a divalent hydrocarbyl moiety containing 1 to about 30 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to about 24 carbon atoms, most preferably 1 to about 12 carbon atoms, including linear, branched, cyclic, saturated and unsaturated species.
  • lower hydrocarbylene refers to a hydrocarbylene group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
  • Substituted hydrocarbyl refers to hydrocarbyl substituted with one or more substituent groups
  • heteroatom-containing hydrocarbyl and “heterohydrocarbyl” refer to hydrocarbyl in which at least one carbon atom is replaced with a heteroatom
  • substituted hydrocarbylene refers to hydrocarbylene substituted with one or more substituent groups
  • heteroatom-containing hydrocarbylene and heterohydrocarbylene refer to hydrocarbylene in which at least one carbon atom is replaced with a heteroatom.
  • hydrocarbyl and hydrocarbylene are to be interpreted as including substituted and/or heteroatom-containing hydrocarbyl and hydrocarbylene moieties, respectively.
  • heteroatom-containing refers to a hydrocarbon molecule or a hydrocarbyl molecular fragment in which one or more carbon atoms is replaced with an atom other than carbon, e.g., nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, phosphorus or silicon, typically nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur.
  • heteroalkyl refers to an alkyl substituent that is heteroatom-containing
  • heterocyclic refers to a cyclic substituent that is heteroatom-containing
  • heteroaryl and “heteroaromatic” respectively refer to "aryl” and "aromatic” substituents that are heteroatom-containing, and the like.
  • heterocyclic group or compound may or may not be aromatic, and further that “heterocycles” may be monocyclic, bicyclic, or polycyclic as described above with respect to the term "aryl.”
  • heteroalkyl groups include without limitation alkoxyaryl, alkylsulfanyl-substituted alkyl, N-alkylated amino alkyl, and the like.
  • heteroaryl substituents include without limitation pyrrolyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyridinyl, quinolinyl, indolyl, pyrimidinyl, imidazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, tetrazolyl, etc.
  • heteroatom-containing alicyclic groups include without limitation pyrrolidino, morpholino, piperazino, piperidino, etc.
  • heterocyclic carbene refers to a neutral electron donor ligand comprising a carbene molecule, where the carbenic carbon atom is contained within a cyclic structure and where the cyclic structure also contains at least one heteroatom.
  • heterocyclic carbenes include "N-heterocyclic carbenes” wherein the heteroatom is nitrogen and "P-heterocyclic carbenes” wherein the heteroatom is phosphorus.
  • substituted as in “substituted hydrocarbyl,” “substituted alkyl,” “substituted aryl,” and the like, as alluded to in some of the aforementioned definitions, is meant that in the hydrocarbyl, alkyl, aryl, or other moiety, at least one hydrogen atom bound to a carbon (or other) atom is replaced with one or more non-hydrogen substituents.
  • substituents include, without limitation: functional groups referred to herein as "Fn,” such as halo, hydroxyl, sulfhydryl, C 1 -C 24 alkoxy, C 2 -C 24 alkenyloxy, C 2 -C 24 alkynyloxy, C 5 -C 24 aryloxy, C 6 -C 24 aralkyloxy, C 6 -C 24 alkaryloxy, acyl (including C 2 -C 24 alkylcarbonyl (-CO-alkyl) and C 6 -C 24 arylcarbonyl (-CO-aryl)), acyloxy (-O-acyl, including C 2 -C 24 alkylcarbonyloxy (-O-CO-alkyl) and C 6 -C 24 arylcarbonyloxy (-O-CO-aryl)), C 2 -C 24 alkoxycarbonyl (-(CO)-O-alkyl), C 6 -C 24 aryloxycarbonyl (--C
  • “functionalized” as in “functionalized hydrocarbyl,” “functionalized alkyl,” “functionalized olefin,” “functionalized cyclic olefin,” and the like, is meant that in the hydrocarbyl, alkyl, olefin, cyclic olefin, or other moiety, at least one hydrogen atom bound to a carbon (or other) atom is replaced with one or more functional groups such as those described hereinabove.
  • the term “functional group” is meant to include any functional species that is suitable for the uses described herein. In particular, as used herein, a functional group would necessarily possess the ability to react with or bond to corresponding functional groups on a substrate surface.
  • the aforementioned functional groups may, if a particular group permits, be further substituted with one or more additional functional groups or with one or more hydrocarbyl moieties such as those specifically enumerated above.
  • the above mentioned hydrocarbyl moieties may be further substituted with one or more functional groups or additional hydrocarbyl moieties such as those specifically mentioned above.
  • the above-mentioned hydrocarbyl moieties may be further substituted with one or more functional groups or additional hydrocarbyl moieties as noted above.
  • ethenolysis refers to the cross metathesis of a substrate with ethylene.
  • ethenolysis of methyl oleate produces methyl 9-decenoate and 1-decene.
  • Burdett K.A.; Harris, L.D.; Margl, P.; Maughon, B.R.; Mokhtar-Zadeh, T.; Saucier, P.C.; Wasserman, E.P.
  • alkenolysis refers to a cross metathesis reaction where a terminal olefin is used in a cross metathesis reaction with an internal double bond to produce different terminal olefins, where the initial terminal olefin cannot be ethylene.
  • alkenolysis of methyl oleate with 1-butene produces methyl 9-decenoate, 1-decene, methyl-9-dodecenoate and 3-dodecene.
  • alkenolysis references see Schrodi, Y.; Pederson, R.L.; Kaido, H.; Tupy, M.J. US Pat. App.
  • Optional or “optionally” means that the subsequently described circumstance may or may not occur, so that the description includes instances where the circumstance occurs and instances where it does not.
  • the phrase "optionally substituted” means that a nonhydrogen substituent may or may not be present on a given atom, and, thus, the description includes structures wherein a non-hydrogen substituent is present and structures wherein a nonhydrogen substituent is not present.
  • linear when referring to a hydrocarbon or to an alkyl chain that is part of an alkylbenzene, whether the alkylbenzene is sulfonated or not, means a hydrocarbon comprising between 6 and 22 carbon atoms linked to one another to form a straight chain, wherein the carbon atoms of the straight chain may have only hydrogen atoms or a methyl group bonded to them as appendages.
  • branched alkyl when referring to a hydrocarbon or to an alkyl chain that is part of an alkylbenzene, whether the alkylbenzene is sulfonated or not, means a hydrocarbon comprising between 7 and 22 carbon atoms linked to one another to form a straight chain, wherein one or more of the carbon atoms of the straight chain may have a hydrogen atom or any alkyl group other than a methyl group (including without limitation, ethyl, propyl, and butyl groups), bonded to them as appendages.
  • branched alkylbenzene means a molecular species which comprises a branched alkyl chain appended to a benzene ring.
  • branched alkylbenzene sulfonate means a water soluble salt of a branched alkylbenzene that has been sulfonated.
  • 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzenes or "2-PhLAB” means a benzene ring having at least one linear alkyl group attached to it, where the linear alkyl group comprises any number of carbon atoms between 6 and 22 (including every integral number there between) linked to one another so as to form a straight chain, wherein the carbon atoms of the straight chain (longest continuous carbon chain) may have only hydrogen atoms, or one or two methyl groups bonded to them as appendages, and wherein the benzene ring is attached to the linear alkyl group at a carbon atom that is adjacent to the terminal carbon atom of the straight chain (longest continuous carbon chain).
  • the number of carbon atoms in the straight chain (longest continuous carbon chain) attached to the benzene ring is preferably 6 to 22, more preferably 7 to 16, and most preferably 9 to 14.
  • the benzene ring may also be substituted with one or more groups designated R*, where R* is C 1 -C 12 alkyl, C 5 -C 14 aryl, halo, amino, hydroxyl, alkoxy, acetoxy, nitro, cyano, substituted amino, napthyl, or biphenyl.
  • R* is C 1 -C 12 alkyl, C 5 -C 14 aryl, halo, nitro, cyano, acetoxy, hydroxyl, and amino. More preferably R* is C 1 -C 6 alkyl.
  • the sulfonate group is attached to the benzene ring in the ortho, meta, or para-position with respect to the linear alkyl group.
  • Examples of sulfonated aryl rings (e.g., sulfonated benzene rings) are represented in Schemes 4 through 8.
  • 2-C 4 to 20-C 40 refer to a short hand method of naming olefins.
  • the first number represents the position of the double bond and the subscript number after carbon represents the number of carbons on the chain.
  • 2-C 4 stand for 2-butene
  • 3-C 6 stands for 3-hexene
  • up to 20-C 40 stands for 20-tetracontene.
  • the present invention provides a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkylbenzene sulfonates. More particularly, herein is described a method of making 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes by cross metathesis of at least one cross metathesis substrate with at least one olefinic substrate in the presence of at least one olefin metathesis catalyst, where the at least one cross metathesis substrate is selected from alpha-methyl styrene, substituted alpha-methyl styrene, sulfonated alpha-methyl styrene (AMS), sulfonated substituted alpha-methyl styrene, 3-phenyl-1-butene (3PhlC 4 ), substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, sulfonated 3-phenyl-1-butene, and sulfonated substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, where the at least one olefinic substrate is selected from at least one linear alpha olefin,
  • the 2-phenyl linear alkene benzene (2-PhLAeB or 2-Ph*LAeB) product is hydrogenated to yield 2-phenyl alkylbenzene.
  • the 2-phenyl linear alkylbenzene product is sulfonated to yield high isomeric purity 2-phenyl linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (2-PhLAS or 2-Ph*LAS), where the isomeric purity is at least 85% by weight based on the total weight of linear alkyl benzene sulfonate isomers.
  • Scheme 1 below shows a general synthesis of 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzene sulfonates using cross metathesis.
  • Hydrovinylation is an atom-efficient process to add ethylene to a double bond (see Scheme 2 ).
  • Several recent hydrovinylation reviews include Jolly, P. W.; Wilke, G. In Applied Homogeneous Catalysis with Organometallic Compounds; Cornils, B., Herrmann, W. A., Eds.; VCH: New York, 2002; Vol. 3, p 1164 , RajanBabu, T.V.; Chem. Rev. 2003, 103, 2845-2860 , RajanBabu, T.V.; Synlett 2009, 6, 853-885 and Ceder, R.M.; Grabulosa, A.; Muller, G.; Rocamora, M.
  • Ni(II) hydrovinylation complexes include: NiCl 2 (PBu 3 ) 2 / AlEt 2 Cl [ Dzhemilev, U. M.; Gubaidullin, L. Y.; Tolstikov, G. A. Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR 1976, 2009 .] Ni(acac) 2 / Et 3 Al / BF 3 •OEt 2 / P(OPh) 3 [ Azizov, A. G.; Mamedaliev, G. A.; Aliev, S. M.; Aliev, V. S. Azerb. Khim. Zh.
  • Pd(II) hydrovinylation complexes include: PdCl 2 (PhCN) 2 [ Barlow, M. G.; Bryant, M. J.; Haszeldine, R. N.; Mackie, A. G. J. Organomet. Chem. 1970, 21, 215 .] Pd(OAc) 2 / Et 2 P(CH 2 ) 3 PEt 2 / PTSA [ Drent, E. US Patent 5,227,561, 1993 . Kawamoto, K.; Tatani, A.; Imanaka, T.; Teranishi, S. Bull. Chem. Soc., Jpn.
  • Scheme 3 shows a general preparation of 3-phenyl-1-butene (3PhlC 4 ) by the hydrovinylation of styrene and a general preparation of substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene (3Ph*1C 4 ) by the hydrovinylation of substituted styrene.
  • Examples of compounds useful in the hydrovinylation reaction include but are not limited to compounds which are also useful as cross metathesis substrates including substituted styrenic compounds, non-substituted styrenic compounds, substituted styrenes, non-substituted styrenes, substituted divinylbenzenes, non-substituted divinylbenzenes, substituted allylbenzenes, non-substituted allylbenzenes, sulfonated substituted styrenic compounds, sulfonated non-substituted styrenic compounds, sulfonated substituted styrenes, sulfonated non-substituted styrenes, sulfonated substituted divinylbenzenes, sulfonated non-substituted divinylbenzenes, sulfonated substituted allylbenzenes, and
  • substituted styrenic compounds substituted styrenes, substituted divinylbenzenes, substituted allylbenzenes, sulfonated substituted styrenic compounds, sulfonated substituted styrenes, sulfonated substituted divinylbenzenes, and sulfonated substituted allylbenzenes may be ortho, meta, para substituted with various R* substituent groups, where R* is defined herein. Also combinations of various R* substituent groups may be present on the phenyl ring.
  • unsubstituted compounds useful in the hydrovinylation reaction include styrene, and sulfonated styrene, where styrene is more preferred.
  • substituted styrenes useful in the hydrovinylation reaction include but are not limited to the ortho, meta or para substituted isomers of tolyl styrene, ethylstyrene, propylstyrene, isopropylstyrene, butylstyrene, sec-butylstyrene, isobutylstyrene, tert-butylstyrene, fluorostyrene, chlorostyrene, bromostyrene, iodostyrene, nitrostyrene, cyanostyrene, acetoxystyrene, hydroxystyrene, alkoxystyrene compounds, aminostyrene, and substituted aminostyrene compounds, styrenes derived from phenyl fused rings like naphthylstyrene and biphenylstyrene. Also combinations of any of these various
  • substituted styrenes useful in the hydrovinylation reaction include but are not limited to the ortho, meta or para substituted isomers of tolyl styrene, ethylstyrene, propylstyrene, isopropylstyrene, fluorostyrene, chlorostyrene, bromostyrene, iodostyrene, nitrostyrene, cyanostyrene, acetoxystyrene, hydroxystyrene, and aminostyrene. Also combinations of any of these various R* substituent groups may be present on the same phenyl ring. The R* substituent group may be substituted on the aromatic ring in one or more ortho, meta or para-positions.
  • substituted styrenes useful in the hydrovinylation reaction include but are not limited to the ortho, meta or para substituted isomers of tolyl styrene and ethylstyrene. Also combinations of any of these various R* substituent groups may be present on the same phenyl ring. The R* substituent group may be substituted on the aromatic ring in one or more ortho, meta or para-positions.
  • Alternative routes into 3-phenyl-1-butene and substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene include but not limited to; 1) nucleophilic substitution of methyl Grignard with a 3-phenyl-2-propenyl halide or substituted 3-phenyl-2-propenyl halide ( Alexakis, A.; Backvall, J. E.; Krause, N.; Pamies, O.; Dieguez, M. Chem. Rev. 2008, 108, 2796 ; Trost, B. M.; Crawley, M. L. Chem. Rev. 2003, 103, 2921 ; Trost, B. M.; Van Vranken, D. L. Chem. Rev.
  • hydrovinylation catalysts HV-1 to HV-16 shown in FIG. 1 include hydrovinylation catalysts HV-1 to HV-16 shown in FIG. 1 .
  • Preferred hydrovinylation catalysts suitable for the present disclosure include: [Ni(MeCN) 6 ][BF 4 ] 2 PPh 3 / AlEt 2 Cl, Co(PPh 3 ) 2 Cl 2 / AlEt 2 Cl, (PCy 3 ) 2 (CO)RuHCl / HBF 4 •OEt 2 and (PCy 3 ) 2 (CO)RuHCl / AgOTf.
  • More preferred hydrovinylation catalysts suitable for the present disclosure include: Co(PPh 3 ) 2 Cl 2 /AlEt 2 Cl and (PCy 3 ) 2 (CO)RuHCl / HBF 4 •OEt 2 .
  • Cross metathesis substrates for use with the present disclosure include substituted and non-substituted styrenic compounds, substituted and non-substituted styrenes, substituted and non-substituted divinylbenzenes, substituted and non-substituted allylbenzenes, substituted and non-substituted 4-phenyl-1-butene, substituted and non-substituted alpha-methyl styrenes, sulfonated alpha-methyl styrenes, sulfonated substituted alpha-methyl styrenes, 3-phenyl-1-butenes, substituted 3-phenyl-1-butenes, sulfonated 3-phenyl-1-butenes, and sulfonated substituted 3-phenyl-1-butenes.
  • Preferred cross metathesis substrates for use with the present inventon include 3-phenyl-1-butenes, substituted 3-phenyl-1-butenes, More preferred cross metathesis substrates for use with the present invention include 3-phenyl-1-butenes, substituted 3-phenyl-1-butenes, 3-tolyl-1-butenes, alpha-methyl styrenes, and substituted alpha-methyl styrenes. 3-phenyl-1-butene and 3-tolyl-1-butene may be prepared as described herein.
  • substituted AM*S refers to the aryl ring (benzene ring) of alpha-methyl styrene being substituted with one or more R* substituent groups (see Scheme 4 ).
  • substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene refers to the phenyl ring (benzene ring) of substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene being substituted with one or more R* substituent groups (see Scheme 6 ).
  • substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene produced in this reaction include but not limited to 3-tolyl-1-butene, 3-ethylphenyl-1-butene, 3-propylphenyl-1-butene, 3-isopropylphenyl-1-butene, 3 -butylphenyl-1-butene, 3-sec-butylphenyl-1-butene, 3-isobutylphenyl-1-butene, 3 -tert-butylphenyl-1-butene, 3-fluorophenyl-1-butene, 3-chlorophenyl-1-butene, 3-bromophneyl-1-butene, 3-iodophenyl-1-butene, 3-nitrophneyl-1-butene, 3-cyanophenyl-1-butene, 3-acetoxyphenyl-1-butene, 3-hydroxyphenyl-1-butene, substituted 3-hydroxyphenyl-1-butene compounds, 3-aminoph
  • substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene produced in this reaction include but not limited to 3-tolyl-1-butene, 3-ethylphenyl-1-butene, 3-propylphenyl-1-butene, 3-isopropylphenyl-1-butene, 3-fluorophenyl-1-butene, 3-chlorophenyl-1-butene, 3-bromophneyl-1-butene, 3-iodophenyl-1-butene, 3-nitrophenyl-1-butene, 3-cyanophenyl-1-butene, 3-acetoxyphenyl-1-butene, 3-hydroxyphenyl-1-butene, 3-aminophenyl-1-butene, and styrenes derived from phenyl fused rings like 3-naphthyl-1-butene and 3-biphenyl-1-butene. Also combinations of any of these various R* substituent groups may be present on the same phenyl
  • substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene produced in this reaction include but not limited to 3-tolyl-1-butene and 3-ethylphenyl-1-butene. Also combinations of any of these various R* substituent groups may be present on the same phenyl ring. The R* substituent group may be substituted on the aromatic ring in one or more ortho, meta or para-positions.
  • Examples of sulfonated substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene produced in this reaction include but not limited to the sulfonate of 3-tolyl-1-butene, 3-ethylphenyl-1-butene, 3-propylphenyl-1-butene, 3-isopropylphenyl-1-butene, 3 -butylphenyl-1-butene, 3 -sec-butylphenyl-1-butene, 3-isobutylphenyl-1-butene, 3-tert-butylphenyl-1-butene, 3-fluorophenyl-1-butene, 3-chlorophenyl-1-butene, 3-bromophneyl-1-butene, 3-iodophenyl-1-butene, 3-nitrophneyl-1-butene, 3-cyanophenyl-1-butene, 3-acetoxyphenyl-1-butene, 3-hydroxyphenyl-1butene, substituted 3-hydroxy
  • Olefinic substrates for use with the present disclosure include internal olefins, alpha olefins, and combinations thereof.
  • Preferred, olefinic substrates for use with the present invention include linear internal olefins, linear alpha olefins, and combinations thereof.
  • the term "internal olefin” as used herein means an olefin wherein each of the olefinic carbons is substituted by at least one non-hydrogen substituent.
  • the non-hydrogen substituents are selected from hydrocarbyl, and substituted hydrocarbyl, heteroatom-containing hydrocarbyl, substituted heteroatom-containing hydrocarbyl, and functional groups.
  • the internal olefin is therefore at least disubstituted, and may further include additional non-hydrogen substituents such that the internal olefin is tri- or tetra-substituted.
  • Each of the substituents on the internal olefinic carbons may be further substituted as described herein.
  • the internal olefin may be in the Z- or E-configuration.
  • the internal olefin may be a single compound or a mixture of compounds.
  • the internal olefin may comprise a single internal olefin or a plurality of internal olefins. A mixture of internal olefins may be used.
  • the internal olefin may be hydrophobic or hydrophilic, although in a preferred embodiment, the internal olefin is hydrophobic.
  • R I or R II and either R III or R IV is H, such that the internal olefin is di-substituted.
  • either R I or R II and either R III or R IV is H, such that the internal olefin is di-substituted.
  • R II and R IV may be C 2 -C 19 alkyl, where the carbon atoms in the alkyl chain may have only hydrogen atoms or a methyl group bonded to them.
  • the linear internal olefin may be in the Z- or E-configuration.
  • linear internal olefins that may be used for the cross-metathesis partner with alpha-methyl styrene (AMS) or sulfonated alpha-methyl styrene (sulfonated AMS) to produce 2-PhLAeB and sulfonated 2-PhLAeB are shown in Scheme 9.
  • linear internal olefins that may be used for the cross-metathesis partner with substituted alpha-methyl styrene (substituted AM*S) to produce 2-Ph*LAeB (substituted 2-phenyl alkenylbenzene) and 2-Ph*LAeS (substituted 2-phenyl alkenylbenzene sulfonate) are shown in Scheme 10.
  • Examples of preferred linear internal olefins that may be used for the cross metathesis with cross metathesis substrates such as alpha-methyl styrene (AMS), sulfonated AMS, substituted alpha-methyl styrene (AM*S), and sulfonated substituted AM*S include 2-butene, 3-hexene, 4-octene, 5-decene, 6-dodecene, 7-teradecene, 8-hexadecene, 9-octadecene, 10-C 20 , 11-C 22 , 12- C 24 , 13- C 26 , 14-C 28 , 15- C 30 , 16- C 32 , 17- C 34 , 18- C 36 , 19-C 38 , and 20-C 40 .
  • AMS alpha-methyl styrene
  • AM*S substituted alpha-methyl styrene
  • AM*S substituted alpha-methyl styrene
  • Examples of more preferred linear internal olefins that may be used for the cross metathesis with cross metathesis substrates such as alpha-methyl styrene, and sulfonated alpha-methyl styrene, substituted alpha-methyl styrene, and sulfonated substituted alpha-methyl styrene include 5-decene, 6-dodecene, 7-teradecene, 8-hexadecene, 9-octadecene, 10-C 20 , 11-C 22 , 12-C 24 , and 13-C 26 .
  • Examples of the most preferred linear internal olefins that may be used for the cross metathesis with cross metathesis substrates such as alpha-methyl styrene, sulfonated alpha-methyl styrene, substituted alpha-methyl styrene, and sulfonated substituted alpha-methyl styrene include 9-octadecene, 10-C 20 , and 11-C 22 .
  • Examples of preferred linear internal olefins that may be used for the cross metathesis with cross metathesis substrates such as 3-phenyl-1-butene, sulfonated 3-phenyl-1-butene, substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, and sulfonated substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene include 2-butene, 3-hexene, 4-octene, 5-decene, 6-dodecene, 7-teradecene, 8-hexadecene, 9-octadecene, 10-C 20 , 11-C 22 , 12- C 24 , 13- C 26 , 14-C 28 , 15- C 30 , 16- C 32 , 17- C 34 , 18- C 36 , 19-C 38 , and 20- C 40 .
  • Examples of more preferred linear internal olefins that may be used for the cross metathesis with cross metathesis substrates such as 3-phenyl-1-butene, sulfonated 3-phenyl-1-butene, substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, and sulfonated substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene include 5-decene, 6-dodecene, 7-teradecene, 8-hexadecene, 9-octadecene, 10-C 20 , 11-C 22 , 12-C 24 , and 13-C 26 .
  • Examples of the most preferred linear internal olefins that may be used for the cross metathesis with cross metathesis substrates such as 3-phenyl-1-butene, sulfonated 3-phenyl-1-butene, substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, and sulfonated substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene include 8-hexadecene, 9-octadecene, 10-C 20 .
  • the alpha olefin may be a single compound or a mixture of compounds.
  • the internal olefin may comprise a single alpha olefin or a plurality of alpha olefins. A mixture of alpha olefins may be used.
  • the alpha olefin may be hydrophobic or hydrophilic, although in a preferred embodiment, the alpha olefin is hydrophobic.
  • the alpha olefin may be wherein one olefinic carbon is unsubstituted and the other olefinic carbon is substituted with one or two non-hydrogen substituents.
  • the substituted olefinic carbon may therefore be mono-substituted or di-substituted.
  • the alpha olefin may comprise substituents selected from any of the substituents listed herein above.
  • the alpha olefin may comprises a substituent comprising 1 to about 20 carbon atoms, about 10 carbon atoms, or about 6 carbon atoms.
  • R IX and R X are independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 20 alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 20 alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroatom-containing C 1 -C 20 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroatom-containing C 2 -C 20 alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroatom-containing C 2 -C 20 alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 5 -C 24 aryl, substituted or unsubstituted C 5 -C 24 alkaryl, or substituted or unsubstituted C 5 -C 24 aralkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroatom-containing C 5 -C 24 aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroatom-containing C 5 -C 24 alkaryl,
  • linear alpha olefins that may be used for the cross metathesis reaction with alpha-methyl styrene (AMS) or sulfonated AMS to produce 2-PhLAeB and sulfonated 2-PhLAeB are shown in Scheme 13.
  • AMS alpha-methyl styrene
  • Scheme 13 Examples of linear alpha olefins that may be used for the cross metathesis reaction with alpha-methyl styrene (AMS) or sulfonated AMS to produce 2-PhLAeB and sulfonated 2-PhLAeB are shown in Scheme 13.
  • linear alpha olefins that may be used for the cross metathesis reaction with substituted alpha-methyl styrene (AM*S) or sulfonated substituted AM*S to produce substituted 2-Ph*LAeB and sulfonated substituted 2-Ph*LAeS are shown in Scheme 14.
  • linear alpha olefins that may be used for the cross-metathesis with cross metathesis substrates such as alpha-methyl styrene, sulfonated alpha-methyl styrene, substituted alpha-methyl styrene, and sulfonated substituted alpha-methyl styrene include 1-propene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 1-heptene, 1-octene, 1-nonene, 1-decene, 1-undecene, 1-dodecene, 1-tridecene, 1-tetradecene, 1-pentadecene, 1-hexadecene, 1-heptadecene, 1-octadecene, 1-nonadecene, and 1-eicosene.
  • Examples of preferred linear alpha olefins that may be used for the cross-metathesis with cross metathesis substrates such as alpha-methyl styrene, sulfonated alpha-methyl styrene, substituted alpha-methyl styrene, and sulfonated substituted alpha-methyl styrene include 1-hexene, 1-heptene, 1-octene, 1-nonene, 1-decene, 1-undecene, 1-dodecene, 1-tridecene, and 1-tetradecene.
  • Examples of preferred linear alpha olefins that may be used for the cross-metathesis with cross metathesis substrates such as alpha-methyl styrene, sulfonated alpha-methyl styrene, substituted alpha-methyl styrene, and sulfonated substituted alpha-methyl styrene include terpenes and related isoprenoids.
  • Non-limiting examples of terpenes include alpha- or beta-farnesenes.
  • Examples of the most preferred linear alpha olefins that may be used for the cross-metathesis with cross metathesis substrates such as alpha-methyl styrene, sulfonated alpha-methyl styrene, substituted alpha-methyl styrene, and sulfonated substituted alpha-methyl styrene include 1-decene, 1-undecene and 1-dodecene.
  • linear alpha olefins that may be used for the cross-metathesis with cross metathesis substrates such as 3-phenyl-1-butene, sulfonated 3-phenyl-1-butene, substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, and sulfonated substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene include 1-propene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 1-heptene, 1-octene, 1-nonene, 1-decene, 1-undecene, 1-dodecene, 1-tridecene, 1-tetradecene, 1-pentadecene, 1-hexadecene, 1-heptadecene, 1-octadecene, 1-nonadecene, and 1-eicosene.
  • Examples of preferred linear alpha olefins that may be used for the cross-metathesis with cross metathesis substrates such as 3-phenyl-1-butene, sulfonated 3-phenyl-1-butene, substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, and sulfonated substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene include 1-hexene, 1-heptene, 1-octene, 1-nonene, 1-decene, 1-undecene, 1-dodecene, 1-tridecene, and 1-tetradecene.
  • Examples of the most preferred linear alpha olefins that may be used for the cross-metathesis with cross metathesis substrates such as 3-phenyl-1-butene, sulfonated 3-phenyl-1-butene, substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, and sulfonated substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene include 1-nonene, 1-decene, and 1-undecene.
  • Methyl groups on the alkene backbone may improve solubility of PhLAS
  • Methyl groups on the alkene backbone improves solubility of PhLAS
  • examples of dimethyl substituted linear internal olefins that may be used for the cross metathesis with cross metathesis substrates such as alpha-methyl styrene, sulfonated alpha-methyl styrene, substituted alpha-methyl styrene, or sulfonated substituted alpha-methyl styrene, 3-phenyl-1-butene, sulfonated 3-phenyl-1-butene, substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, sulfonated substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene include the self-metathesized methyl substituted linear alpha olefins, listed earlier, to yield symmetrical dimethyl linear internal olefins.
  • Examples of symmetrical dimethyl substituted linear internal olefins produced by self-metathesis of methyl substituted alpha olefins include 3-methylpent-1-ene to yield 3, 6-dimethyl-4-octene, 4-methylpent-1-ene to yield 2, 7-dimethyl-4-octene, 3-methylhex-1-ene to yield 4, 7-dimethyl-5-decene, etc.
  • Examples of symmetrical dimethyl substituted linear internal olefins that may be used for the cross metathesis with cross metathesis substrates such as 3-phenyl-1-butene, sulfonated 3-phenyl-1-butene, substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, or sulfonated substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene include dimethyl 3-hexene, dimethyl 4-octene, dimethyl 5-decene, dimethyl 6-dodecene, dimethyl 7-teradecene, dimethyl 8-hexadecene, dimethyl 9-octadecene, dimethyl 10-C 20 , dimethyl 11-C 22 , dimethyl 12-C 24 , dimethyl 13- C 26 , dimethyl 14-C 28 , dimethyl 15- C 30 , dimethyl 16-C 32 , dimethyl 17-C 34 , dimethyl 18-C 36 , dimethyl 19-C 38 , and dimethyl 20-C 40 .
  • symmetrical dimethyl substituted linear internal olefins that may be used for the cross metathesis with cross metathesis substrates such as 3-phenyl-1-butene, sulfonated 3-phenyl-1-butene, substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, or sulfonated substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene include dimethyl 7-tetradecene, dimethyl 8-hexadecene, dimethyl 9-octadecene, dimethyl 10-C 20 , dimethyl 11-C 22 , dimethyl 12-C 24 , and dimethyl 13-C 26 .
  • symmetrical dimethyl substituted linear internal olefins that may be used for the cross metathesis with cross metathesis substrates such as 3-phenyl-1-butene, sulfonated 3-phenyl-1-butene, substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene, or sulfonated substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene include dimethyl 7-tetradecene, dimethyl 8-hexadecene, dimethyl 9-octadecene, dimethyl 10-C 20 , and dimethyl 11-C 22 .
  • a mixture of 1-nonene, 1-decene, and 1-undecene subjected to cross-metathesis conditions will yield a mixture of 8-hexadecene (8-C 16 ), 8-heptadecene (8-C 17 ), 8-octadecene (8-C 18 ), 9-octadecene (9-C 18 ), 9-nonadecene (9-C 19 ) and 10-eicosene (10-C 20 )
  • any mixture of alpha olefins and branched alpha olefins, di-substituted and branched di-substituted olefin may be used. Therefore, any mixture of linear alpha olefins, methyl substituted linear alpha olefins, linear internal olefins, methyl substituted linear internal olefins, etc. may be used.
  • 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes examples include 2-phenyl-2-hexene, 2-phenyl-3-hexene, 2-phenyl-2-heptene, 2-phenyl-3-heptene, 2-phenyl-2-octene, 2-phenyl-3-octene, 2-phenyl-2-nonene, 2-phenyl-3-nonene, 2-phenyl-2-decene, 2-phenyl-3-decene, 2-phenyl-2-undecene, 2-phenyl-3-undecene, 2-phenyl-2-dodecene, 2-phenyl-3-dodecene, 2-phenyl-2-tridecene, 2-phenyl-3-tridecene, 2-phenyl-2-tetradecene, 2-phenyl-3-tetradecene, 2-phenyl-2-pentadecene, 2-phenyl-3-pentadecene, 2-
  • Examples of the more preferred 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes include 2-phenyl-2-octene, 2-phenyl-3-octene, 2-phenyl-2-nonene, 2-phenyl-3-nonene, 2-phenyl-2-decene, 2-phenyl-3-decene, 2-phenyl-2-undecene, 2-phenyl-3-undecene, 2-phenyl-2-dodecene, 2-phenyl-3-dodecene, 2-phenyl-2-tridecene and 2-phenyl-3-tridecene.
  • Examples of the most preferred 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes include 2-phenyl-2-undecene, 2-phenyl-2-dodecene, 2-phenyl-2-tridecene, 2-phenyl-3-undecene, 2-phenyl-3-dodecene, and 2-phenyl-3-tridecene.
  • substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes where the benzene ring is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, include substituted 2-phenyl-2-hexene, substituted 2-phenyl-3-hexene, substituted 2-phenyl-2-heptene, substituted 2-phenyl-3-heptene, substituted 2-phenyl-2-octene, substituted 2-phenyl-3-octene, substituted 2-phenyl-2-nonene, substituted 2-phenyl-3-nonene, substituted 2-phenyl-2-decene, substituted 2-phenyl-3-decene, substituted 2-phenyl-2-undecene, substituted 2-phenyl-3-undecene, substituted 2-phenyl-2-dodecene, substituted 2-phenyl-3-dodecene, substituted 2-phenyl-2-tridecene, substituted 2-phenyl-3-tridecene, substituted
  • Examples of the more preferred substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes, where the benzene ring is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, include substituted 2-phenyl-2-octene, substituted 2-phenyl-3-octene, substituted 2-phenyl-2-nonene, substituted 2-phenyl-3-nonene, substituted 2-phenyl-2-decene, substituted 2-phenyl-3-decene, substituted 2-phenyl-2-undecene, substituted 2-phenyl-3-undecene, substituted 2-phenyl-2-dodecene, substituted 2-phenyl-3-dodecene, substituted 2-phenyl-2-tridecene and substituted 2-phenyl-3-tridecene.
  • Examples of the most preferred substituted 2-phenyl linear alkene benzenes, where the benzene ring is substituted with one or more groups designated R*, include substituted 2-phenyl-2-undecene, substituted 2-phenyl-2-dodecene, substituted 2-phenyl-2-tridecene, substituted 2-phenyl-3-undecene, substituted 2-phenyl-3-dodecene, and substituted 2-phenyl-3-tridecene.
  • Examples of 2-PhLABs following hydrogenation are 2-phenyl-pentane, 2-phenyl-hexane, 2-phenyl-heptane, 2-phenyl-octane, 2-phenyl-nonane, 2-phenyl-decane, 2-phenyl-undecane, 2-phenyl-dodecane, 2-phenyl-tridecane, 2-phenyl-tetradecane, 2-phenyl-pentadecane, 2-phenyl-hexadecane, 2-phenyl-heptadecane, 2-phenyl-octadecane, 2-phenyl-nonadecane, and 2-phenyl-eicosane.
  • Examples of the more preferred 2-PhLABs following hydrogenation are 2-phenyl-octane, 2-phenyl-nonane, 2-phenyl-decane, 2-phenyl-undecane, 2-phenyl-dodecane, and 2-phenyl-tridecane.
  • Examples of the most preferred 2-PhLABs following hydrogenation are 2-phenyl-undecane, 2-phenyl-dodecane, and 2-phenyl-tridecane.
  • Examples of 2-Ph*LABs following hydrogenation are substituted 2-phenyl-pentane, substituted 2-phenyl-hexane, substituted 2-phenyl-heptane, substituted 2-phenyl-octane, substituted 2-phenyl-nonane, substituted 2-phenyl-decane, substituted 2-phenyl-undecane, substituted 2-phenyl-dodecane, substituted 2-phenyl-tridecane, substituted 2-phenyl-tetradecane, substituted 2-phenyl-pentadecane, substituted 2-phenyl-hexadecane, substituted 2-phenyl-heptadecane, substituted 2-phenyl-octadecane, substituted 2-phenyl-nonadecane, and substituted 2-phenyl-eicosane.
  • Examples of the more preferred 2-Ph*LABs following hydrogenation are substituted 2-phenyl-octane, substituted 2-phenyl-nonane, substituted 2-phenyl-decane, substituted 2-phenyl-undecane, substituted 2-phenyl-dodecane, and substituted 2-phenyl-tridecane.
  • Examples of the most preferred 2-Ph*LABs following hydrogenation are substituted 2-phenyl-undecane, substituted 2-phenyl-dodecane, and substituted 2-phenyl-tridecane.
  • alkene benzenes, alkylbenzenes, alkene benzene sulfonates, and alkyl benzene sulfonates may also be prepared by the methods described herein including without limitation alkene benzenes, functionalized alkene benzenes, branched alkene benzenes, substituted and non-substituted alkene benzenes, alkene benzene sulfonates, functionalized alkene benzene sulfonates, branched alkene benzene sulfonates, substituted and non-substituted alkene benzene sulfonates, alkylbenzenes, functionalized alkyl benzenes, branched alkylbenzenes, substituted and non-substituted alkylbenzenes, linear alkylbenzenes, functionalized linear alkyl benzenes, branched alky
  • the cross metathesis substrate is soluble in the olefinic substrate.
  • the cross metathesis substrate may have a solubility of at least 0.25 M, at least 1 M, at least 3 M, or at least 5 M in the olefinic substrate.
  • the cross metathesis substrate and the olefinic substrate may also be miscible at all concentrations.
  • the cross metathesis substrate has a low solubility in the olefinic substrate, and the cross metathesis reaction occurs as an interfacial reaction. It should be noted that, when one or more of the reactants is solid or gaseous, the reactions may still be carried out in the liquid phase by dissolving any solid or gaseous reactants in the liquid reactants, or by employing a solvent, as described herein.
  • the olefinic substrate and/or cross metathesis substrate may be provided in the form of a gas.
  • the pressure of a gaseous cross-metathesis partner over the reaction solution is maintained in a range that has a minimum of about 10 psig, 15 psig, 50 psig, or 80 psig, and a maximum of about 250 psig, 200 psig, 150 psig, or 130 psig.
  • the reaction pressures are lowered till near atmospheric pressure and in particular till pressures slightly above atmospheric allow for a reduction in equipment costs compared to embodiments performed at high pressure (e.g., pressures greater than 250 psi).
  • the olefin metathesis reactions (e.g. cross metathesis) of the disclosure are catalyzed by any of the metathesis catalysts that are described herein.
  • the catalyst is typically added to the reaction medium as a solid, but may also be added as a solution wherein the catalyst is dissolved in an appropriate solvent. It will be appreciated that the amount of catalyst that is used (i.e., the "catalyst loading") in the reaction is dependent upon a variety of factors such as the identity of the reactants and the reaction conditions that are employed. It is therefore understood that catalyst loading may be optimally and independently chosen for each reaction.
  • Catalyst loading when measured in ppm relative to the amount of the olefinic substrate, is calculated using the equation
  • the catalyst will generally be present in an amount that ranges from a low of about 0.00001 mol%, 0.0001 mol%, or 0.0005 mol%, to a high of about 0.001 mol%, 0.0015 mol%, 0.0025 mol%, 0.005 mol%, 0.01 mol%, 0.02 mol%, 0.05 mol%, or 0.1 mol% relative to the olefinic substrate.
  • the reactions of the disclosure are carried out under a dry, inert atmosphere.
  • a dry, inert atmosphere may be created using any inert gas, including such gases as nitrogen and argon.
  • the use of an inert atmosphere is optimal in terms of promoting catalyst activity, and reactions performed under an inert atmosphere typically are performed with relatively low catalyst loading.
  • the reactions of the disclosure may also be carried out in an oxygen-containing and/or a water-containing atmosphere, and in one embodiment, the reactions are carried out under ambient conditions. The presence of oxygen, water, or other impurities in the reaction may, however, necessitate the use of higher catalyst loadings as compared with reactions performed under an inert atmosphere.
  • the reactions of this disclosure can be run as to be completely atom efficient.
  • the ethylene generated can be used in the hydrovinylation reaction to yield 3-phenyl-1-butene.
  • Internal olefin cross metathesis with 3-phenyl-1-butene will yield 2-PhLAeB and an alpha olefin or ethylene.
  • the alpha olefin is recycled back into the internal olefin reaction, as shown in Scheme 17.
  • by-products may be form which can be recycled at the appropriate step, i.e. in III.
  • Cross Metathesis Reaction two 2-PhLAeB and ethylene may be formed; the ethylene is used in II. Hydrovinylation Reaction. The net result is no wasted carbon atoms in this invention.
  • the reactions of this disclosure can be run as to be completely atom efficient.
  • the ethylene generated can be used in the hydrovinylation reaction to yield substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene.
  • Internal olefin cross metathesis with substituted 3-phenyl-1-butene will yield 2-Ph*LAeB and an alpha olefin or ethylene.
  • the alpha olefin is recycled back into the internal olefin reaction, as shown in Scheme 18.
  • by-products may be form which can be recycled at the appropriate step, i.e. in III.
  • Cross Metathesis Reaction two 2-Ph*LAeB and ethylene may be formed; the ethylene is used in II. Hydrovinylation Reaction. The net result is no wasted carbon atoms in this invention.
  • This invention is useful for the synthesis of high purity 2-PhLAB and high purity 2-Ph*LAB by any suitable olefin metathesis catalyst.
  • metathesis reactions are not specifically limited, and include cross metathesis (CM), self-metathesis, ethenolysis, alkenolysis, and combinations thereof.
  • An Olefin metathesis catalyst according to the invention is preferably a Group 8 transition metal complex having the structure of formula (I) in which:
  • R 1 and R 2 may have the structure -(W) n -U + V - , in which W is selected from hydrocarbylene, substituted hydrocarbylene, heteroatom-containing hydrocarbylene, or substituted heteroatom-containing hydrocarbylene; U is a positively charged Group 15 or Group 16 element substituted with hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heteroatom-containing hydrocarbyl, or substituted heteroatom-containing hydrocarbyl; V is a negatively charged counterion; and n is zero or 1. Furthermore, R 1 and R 2 may be taken together to form an indenylidene moiety.
  • Preferred catalysts contain Ru or Os as the Group 8 transition metal, with Ru particularly preferred.
  • catalysts useful in the reactions disclosed herein are described in more detail infra.
  • the catalysts are described in groups, but it should be emphasized that these groups are not meant to be limiting in any way. That is, any of the catalysts useful in the invention may fit the description of more than one of the groups described herein.
  • a first group of catalysts are commonly referred to as First Generation Grubbs-type catalysts, and have the structure of formula (I).
  • M is a Group 8 transition metal
  • m is 0, 1, or 2
  • n, k, X 1 , X 2 , L 1 , L 2 , L 3 , R 1 , and R 2 are described as follows.
  • n is 0 or 1
  • k is 0 or 1
  • L 1 and L 2 are independently selected from phosphine, sulfonated phosphine, phosphite, phosphinite, phosphonite, arsine, stibine, ether, (including cyclic ethers), amine, amide, imine, sulfoxide, carboxyl, nitrosyl, pyridine, substituted pyridine, imidazole, substituted imidazole, pyrazine, substituted pyrazine and thioether.
  • Exemplary ligands are trisubstituted phosphines.
  • Preferred trisubstituted phosphines are of the formula PR H1 R H2 R H3 , where R H1 , R H2 , and R H3 are each independently substituted or unsubstituted aryl or C 1 -C 10 alkyl, particularly primary alkyl, secondary alkyl, or cycloalkyl.
  • L 1 and L 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of trimethylphosphine (PMe 3 ), triethylphosphine (PEt 3 ), tri-n-butylphosphine (PBu 3 ), tri(ortho-tolyl)phosphine (P-o-tolyl 3 ), tri-tert-butylphosphine (P-tert-Bu 3 ), tri-sec-butylphosphine, tricyclopentylphosphine (PCp 3 ), tricyclohexylphosphine (PCy 3 ), triisopropylphosphine (P-i-Pr 3 ), trioctylphosphine (POct 3 ), triisobutylphosphine, (P-i-Bu 3 ), triphenylphosphine (PPh 3 ), tri(pentafluorophenyl)phosphine (P(C 6 F 5 ) 3 ), methyl
  • L 1 and L 2 may be independently selected from phosphabicycloalkane (e.g. monosubstituted 9-phosphabicyclo-[3.3.1]nonane, or monosubstituted 9-phosphabicyclo[4.2.1]nonane] such as cyclohexylphoban, isopropylphoban, ethylphoban, methylphoban, butylphoban, pentylphoban and the like).
  • phosphabicycloalkane e.g. monosubstituted 9-phosphabicyclo-[3.3.1]nonane, or monosubstituted 9-phosphabicyclo[4.2.1]nonane
  • phosphabicycloalkane e.g. monosubstituted 9-phosphabicyclo-[3.3.1]nonane, or monosubstituted 9-phosphabicyclo[4.2.1]nonane
  • X 1 and X 2 are anionic ligands, and may be the same or different, or are linked together to form a cyclic group, typically although not necessarily a five- to eight-membered ring.
  • X 1 and X 2 are each independently hydrogen, halide, or one of the following groups: C 1 -C 20 alkyl, C 5 -C 24 aryl, C 1 -C 20 alkoxy, C 5 -C 24 aryloxy, C 2 -C 20 alkoxycarbonyl, C 6 -C 24 aryloxycarbonyl, C 2 -C 24 acyl, C 2 -C 24 acyloxy, C 1 -C 20 alkylsulfonato, C 5 -C 24 arylsulfonato, C 1 -C 20 alkylsulfanyl, C 5 -C 24 arylsulfanyl, C 1 -C 20 alkylsulfinyl, NO 3 , -N
  • X 1 and X 2 may be substituted with one or more moieties selected from C 1 -C 12 alkyl, C 1 -C 12 alkoxy, C 5 -C 24 aryl, and halide, which may, in turn, with the exception of halide, be further substituted with one or more groups selected from halide, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, and phenyl.
  • X 1 and X 2 are halide, benzoate, C 2 -C 6 acyl, C 2 -C 6 alkoxycarbonyl, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, phenoxy, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfanyl, aryl, or C 1 -C 6 alkylsulfonyl.
  • X 1 and X 2 are each halide, CF 3 CO 2 , CH 3 CO 2 , CFH 2 CO 2 , (CH 3 ) 3 CO, (CF 3 ) 2 (CH 3 )CO, (CF 3 )(CH 3 ) 2 CO, PhO, MeO, EtO, tosylate, mesylate, or trifluoromethane-sulfonate (CF 3 SO 3 or commonly abbreviated as OTf).
  • X 1 and X 2 are each chloride.
  • R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from hydrogen, hydrocarbyl (e.g., C 1 -C 20 alkyl, C 2 -C 20 alkenyl, C 2 -C 20 alkynyl, C 5 -C 24 aryl, C 6 -C 24 alkaryl, C 6 -C 24 aralkyl, etc.), substituted hydrocarbyl (e.g., substituted C 1 -C 20 alkyl, C 2 -C 20 alkenyl, C 2 -C 20 alkynyl, C 5 -C 24 aryl, C 6 -C 24 alkaryl, C 6 -C 24 aralkyl, etc.), heteroatom-containing hydrocarbyl (e.g., heteroatom-containing C 1 -C 20 alkyl, C 2 -C 20 alkenyl, C 2 -C 20 alkynyl, C 5 -C 24 aryl, C 6 -C 24 alkaryl, C 6 -C 24 aralkyl,
  • R 1 and R 2 may also be linked to form a cyclic group, which may be aliphatic or aromatic, and may contain substituents and/or heteroatoms. Generally, such a cyclic group will contain 4 to 12, preferably 5, 6, 7, or 8 ring atoms.
  • R 1 is hydrogen and R 2 is selected from C 1 -C 20 alkyl, C 2 -C 20 alkenyl, and C 5 -C 24 aryl, more preferably C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, and C 5 -C 14 aryl. Still more preferably, R 2 is phenyl, vinyl, methyl, isopropyl, or t-butyl, optionally substituted with one or more moieties selected from C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, phenyl, and a functional group Fn as defined herein.
  • R 2 is phenyl or vinyl substituted with one or more moieties selected from methyl, ethyl, chloro, bromo, iodo, fluoro, nitro, dimethylamino, methyl, methoxy, and phenyl.
  • Any two or more (typically two, three, or four) of X 1 , X 2 , L 1 , L 2 , L 3 , R 1 , and R 2 can be taken together to form a cyclic group, including bidentate or multidentate ligands, as disclosed, for example, in U.S. Patent No. 5,312,940 , the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • X 1 , X 2 , L 1 , L 2 , L 3 , R 1 , and R 2 are linked to form cyclic groups
  • those cyclic groups may contain 4 to 12, preferably 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 atoms, or may comprise two or three of such rings, which may be either fused or linked.
  • the cyclic groups may be aliphatic or aromatic, and may be heteroatom-containing and/or substituted.
  • the cyclic group may, in some cases, form a bidentate ligand or a tridentate ligand.
  • bidentate ligands include, but are not limited to, bisphosphines, dialkoxides, alkyldiketonates, and aryldiketonates.
  • a second group of catalysts commonly referred to as Second Generation Grubbs-type catalysts, have the structure of formula (I), wherein L 1 is a carbene ligand having the structure of formula (II) such that the complex may have the structure of formula (III) wherein M, m, n, k, X 1 , X 2 , L 2 , L 3 , R 1 , and R 2 are as defined for the first group of catalysts, and the remaining substituents are as follows; X and Y are heteroatoms typically selected from N, O, S, and P. Since O and S are divalent, p is necessarily zero when X is O or S, q is necessarily zero when Y is O or S.
  • both X and Y are N;
  • Q 1 , Q 2 , Q 3 , and Q 4 are linkers, e.g., hydrocarbylene (including substituted hydrocarbylene, heteroatom-containing hydrocarbylene, and substituted heteroatom-containing hydrocarbylene, such as substituted and/or heteroatom-containing alkylene) or -(CO)-, and w, x, y, and z are independently zero or 1, meaning that each linker is optional.
  • w, x, y, and z are all zero.
  • R 3 , R 3A , R 4 , and R 4A are independently selected from hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, heteroatom-containing hydrocarbyl, and substituted heteroatom-containing hydrocarbyl.
  • X and Y may be independently selected from carbon and one of the heteroatoms mentioned above, preferably no more than one of X or Y is carbon.
  • L 2 and L 3 may be taken together to form a single bidentate electron-donating ligand.
  • R 1 and R 2 may be taken together to form an indenylidene moiety.
  • X 1 , X 2 , L 2 , L 3 , X and Y may be further coordinated to boron or to a carboxylate.
  • any two or more of X 1 , X 2 , L 1 , L 2 , L 3 , R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 3A , R 4 , R 4A , Q 1 , Q 2 , Q 3 , and Q 4 can be taken together to form a cyclic group, and any one or more of X 1 , X 2 , L 2 , L 3 , Q 1 , Q 2 , Q 3 , Q 4 , R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 3A , R 4 , and R 4A may be attached to a support.
  • any two or more of X 1 , X 2 , L 1 , L 2 , L 3 , R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 3A , R 4 , and R 4A can also be taken to be -A-Fn, wherein "A" is a divalent hydrocarbon moiety selected from alkylene and arylalkylene, wherein the alkyl portion of the alkylene and arylalkylene groups can be linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, cyclic or acyclic, and substituted or unsubstituted, wherein the aryl portion of the arylalkylene can be substituted or unsubstituted, and wherein heteroatoms and/or functional groups may be present in either the aryl or the alkyl portions of the alkylene and arylalkylene groups, and Fn is a functional group, or together to form a cyclic group, and any one or more of X 1 , X 2 , L 2 , L
  • a particular class of carbene ligands having the structure of formula (II), where R 3A and R 4A are linked to form a cyclic group and at least one of X or Y is a nitrogen, or at least one of Q 3 or Q 4 is a heteroatom-containing hydrocarbylene or substituted heteroatom-containing hydrocarbylene, where at least one heteroatom is a nitrogen, are commonly referred to as N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands.
  • N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands are commonly referred to as N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands.
  • R 3A and R 4A are linked to form a cyclic group so that the carbene ligand has the structure of formula (IV) wherein R 3 and R 4 are as defined for the second group of catalysts above, with preferably at least one of R 3 and R 4 , and more preferably both R 3 and R 4 , being alicyclic or aromatic of one to about five rings, and optionally containing one or more heteroatoms and/or substituents.
  • Q is a linker, typically a hydrocarbylene linker, including substituted hydrocarbylene, heteroatom-containing hydrocarbylene, and substituted heteroatom-containing hydrocarbylene linkers, wherein two or more substituents on adjacent atoms within Q may also be linked to form an additional cyclic structure, which may be similarly substituted to provide a fused polycyclic structure of two to about five cyclic groups.
  • Q is often, although not necessarily, a two-atom linkage or a three-atom linkage.
  • N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands and acyclic diaminocarbene ligands suitable as L 1 thus include, but are not limited to, the following where DIPP or DiPP is diisopropylphenyl and Mes is 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl:
  • N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands and acyclic diaminocarbene ligands suitable as L 1 thus include, but are not limited to the following: wherein R W1 , R W2 , R W3 , R W4 are independently hydrogen, unsubstituted hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, or heteroatom containing hydrocarbyl, and where one or both of R W3 and R W4 may be in independently selected from halogen, nitro, amido, carboxyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, sulfonyl, carbonyl, thio, or nitroso groups.
  • R W1 , R W2 , R W3 , R W4 are independently hydrogen, unsubstituted hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, or heteroatom containing hydrocarbyl, and where one or both of R W3 and R W4 may be in independently selected from halogen, nitro, amido, carboxyl, alkoxy,
  • N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands suitable as L 1 are further described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,378,528 ; 7,652,145 ; 7,294,717 ; 6,787,620 ; 6,635,768 ; and 6,552,139 .
  • thermally activated N-Heterocyclic Carbene Precursors as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,838,489 , may also be used in the present disclosure.
  • Examples of functional groups here include, without limitation, carboxyl, C 1 -C 20 alkoxy, C 5 -C 24 aryloxy, C 2 -C 20 alkoxycarbonyl, C 5 -C 24 alkoxycarbonyl, C 2 -C 24 acyloxy, C 1 -C 20 alkylthio, C 5 -C 24 arylthio, C 1 -C 20 alkylsulfonyl, and C 1 -C 20 alkylsulfinyl, optionally substituted with one or more moieties selected from C 1 -C 12 alkyl, C 1 -C 12 alkoxy, C 5 -C 14 aryl, hydroxyl, sulfhydryl, formyl, and halide.
  • R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , and R 14 are preferably independently selected from hydrogen, C 1 -C 12 alkyl, substituted C 1 -C 12 alkyl, C 1 -C 12 heteroalkyl, substituted C 1 -C 12 heteroalkyl, phenyl, and substituted phenyl.
  • any two of R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , and R 14 may be linked together to form a substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated ring structure, e.g., a C 4 -C 12 alicyclic group or a C 5 or C 6 aryl group, which may itself be substituted, e.g., with linked or fused alicyclic or aromatic groups, or with other substituents.
  • any one or more of R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , and R 14 comprises one or more of the linkers.
  • R 3 and R 4 may be unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substituted with one or more substituents selected from C 1 -C 20 alkyl, substituted C 1 -C 20 alkyl, C 1 -C 20 heteroalkyl, substituted C 1 -C 20 heteroalkyl, C 5 -C 24 aryl, substituted C 5 -C 24 aryl, C 5 -C 24 heteroaryl, C 6 -C 24 aralkyl, C 6 -C 24 alkaryl, or halide.
  • X 1 and X 2 may be halogen.
  • R 3 and R 4 are aromatic, they are typically, although not necessarily, composed of one or two aromatic rings, which may or may not be substituted, e.g., R 3 and R 4 may be phenyl, substituted phenyl, biphenyl, substituted biphenyl, or the like.
  • R 3 and R 4 are the same and are each unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substituted with up to three substituents selected from C 1 -C 20 alkyl, substituted C 1 -C 20 alkyl, C 1 -C 20 heteroalkyl, substituted C 1 -C 20 heteroalkyl, C 5 -C 24 aryl, substituted C 5 -C 24 aryl, C 5 -C 24 heteroaryl, C 6 -C 24 aralkyl, C 6 -C 24 alkaryl, or halide.
  • any substituents present are hydrogen, C 1 -C 12 alkyl, C 1 -C 12 alkoxy, C 5 -C 14 aryl, substituted C 5 -C 14 aryl, or halide.
  • R 3 and R 4 are mesityl (i.e. Mes as defined herein).
  • M, m, n, k, X 1 , X 2 , R 1 , and R 2 are as defined for the first group of catalysts
  • L 1 is a strongly coordinating neutral electron donor ligand such as any of those described for the first and second group of catalysts
  • L 2 and L 3 are weakly coordinating neutral electron donor ligands in the form of optionally substituted heterocyclic groups.
  • n is zero or 1, such that L 3 may or may not be present.
  • L 2 and L 3 are optionally substituted five- or six-membered monocyclic groups containing 1 to 4, preferably 1 to 3, most preferably 1 to 2 heteroatoms, or are optionally substituted bicyclic or polycyclic structures composed of 2 to 5 such five- or six-membered monocyclic groups. If the heterocyclic group is substituted, it should not be substituted on a coordinating heteroatom, and any one cyclic moiety within a heterocyclic group will generally not be substituted with more than 3 substituents.
  • examples of L 2 and L 3 include, without limitation, heterocycles containing nitrogen, sulfur, oxygen, or a mixture thereof.
  • nitrogen-containing heterocycles appropriate for L 2 and L 3 include pyridine, bipyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, bipyridamine, pyrazine, 1,3,5-triazine, 1,2,4-triazine, 1,2,3-triazine, pyrrole, 2H-pyrrole, 3H-pyrrole, pyrazole, 2H-imidazole, 1,2,3-triazole, 1,2,4-triazole, indole, 3H-indole, 1H-isoindole, cyclopenta(b)pyridine, indazole, quinoline, bisquinoline, isoquinoline, bisisoquinoline, cinnoline, quinazoline, naphthyridine, piperidine, piperazine, pyrrolidine, pyrazolidine, quinuclidine, imidazolidine, picolylimine, purine, benzimidazole, bisimidazole, bis
  • sulfur-containing heterocycles appropriate for L 2 and L 3 include thiophene, 1,2-dithiole, 1,3-dithiole, thiepin, benzo(b)thiophene, benzo(c)thiophene, thionaphthene, dibenzothiophene, 2H-thiopyran, 4H-thiopyran, and thioanthrene.
  • oxygen-containing heterocycles appropriate for L 2 and L 3 include 2H-pyran, 4H-pyran, 2-pyrone, 4-pyrone, 1,2-dioxin, 1,3-dioxin, oxepin, furan, 2H-1-benzopyran, coumarin, coumarone, chromene, chroman-4-one, isochromen-1-one, isochromen-3-one, xanthene, tetrahydrofuran, 1,4-dioxan, and dibenzofuran.
  • Examples of mixed heterocycles appropriate for L 2 and L 3 include isoxazole, oxazole, thiazole, isothiazole, 1,2,3-oxadiazole, 1,2,4-oxadiazole, 1,3,4-oxadiazole, 1,2,3,4-oxatriazole, 1,2,3,5-oxatriazole, 3H-1,2,3-dioxazole, 3H-1,2-oxathiole, 1,3-oxathiole, 4H-1,2-oxazine, 2H-1,3-oxazine, 1,4-oxazine, 1,2,5-oxathiazine, o-isooxazine, phenoxazine, phenothiazine, pyrano[3,4-b]pyrrole, indoxazine, benzoxazole, anthranil, and morpholine.
  • L 2 and L 3 ligands are aromatic nitrogen-containing and oxygen-containing heterocycles, and particularly preferred L 2 and L 3 ligands are monocyclic N-heteroaryl ligands that are optionally substituted with 1 to 3, preferably 1 or 2, substituents.
  • L 2 and L 3 ligands are pyridine and substituted pyridines, such as 3-bromopyridine, 4-bromopyridine, 3,5-dibromopyridine, 2,4,6-tribromopyridine, 2,6-dibromopyridine, 3-chloropyridine, 4-chloropyridine, 3,5-dichloropyridine, 2,4,6-trichloropyridine, 2,6-dichloropyridine, 4-iodopyridine, 3,5-diiodopyridine, 3,5-dibromo-4-methylpyridine, 3,5-dichloro-4-methylpyridine, 3,5-dimethyl-4-bromopyridine, 3,5-dimethylpyridine, 4-methylpyridine, 3,5-diisopropylpyridine, 2,4,6-trimethylpyridine, 2,4,6-triisopropylpyridine, 4-( tert -butyl)pyridine, 4-phenylpyridine, 3,5-diphenylpyridine, 3,5-d
  • any substituents present on L 2 and/or L 3 are selected from halo, C 1 -C 20 alkyl, substituted C 1 -C 20 alkyl, C 1 -C 20 heteroalkyl, substituted C 1 -C 20 heteroalkyl, C 5 -C 24 aryl, substituted C 5 -C 24 aryl, C 5 -C 24 heteroaryl, substituted C 5 -C 24 heteroaryl, C 6 -C 24 alkaryl, substituted C 6 -C 24 alkaryl, C 6 -C 24 heteroalkaryl, substituted C 6 -C 24 heteroalkaryl, C 6 -C 24 aralkyl, substituted C 6 -C 24 aralkyl, C 6 -C 24 heteroaralkyl, substituted C 6 -C 24 heteroaralkyl, and functional groups, with suitable functional groups including, without limitation, C 1 -C 20 alkoxy, C 5 -C 24 aryloxy, C 2 -C 20 alkylcarbon
  • Preferred substituents on L 2 and L 3 include, without limitation, halo, C 1 -C 12 alkyl, substituted C 1 -C 12 alkyl, C 1 -C 12 heteroalkyl, substituted C 1 -C 12 heteroalkyl, C 5 -C 14 aryl, substituted C 5 -C 14 aryl, C 5 -C 14 heteroaryl, substituted C 5 -C 14 heteroaryl, C 6 -C 16 alkaryl, substituted C 6 -C 16 alkaryl, C 6 -C 16 heteroalkaryl, substituted C 6 -C 16 heteroalkaryl, C 6 -C 16 aralkyl, substituted C 6 -C 16 aralkyl, C 6 -C 16 heteroaralkyl, substituted C 6 -C 16 heteroaralkyl, C 1 -C 12 alkoxy, C 5 -C 14 aryloxy, C 2 -C 12 alkylcarbonyl, C 6 -C 14 arylcarbonyl
  • substituents are halo, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, phenyl, substituted phenyl, formyl, N,N-di(C 1 -C 6 alkyl)amino, nitro, and nitrogen heterocycles as described above (including, for example, pyrrolidine, piperidine, piperazine, pyrazine, pyrimidine, pyridine, pyridazine, etc.).
  • L 2 and L 3 may also be taken together to form a bidentate or multidentate ligand containing two or more, generally two, coordinating heteroatoms such as N, O, S, or P, with preferred such ligands being diimine ligands.
  • One representative bidentate ligand has the structure of formula (VI) wherein R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , and R 18 hydrocarbyl (e.g., C 1 -C 20 alkyl, C 2 -C 20 alkenyl, C 2 -C 20 alkynyl, C 5 -C 24 aryl, C 6 -C 24 alkaryl, or C 6 -C 24 aralkyl), substituted hydrocarbyl (e.g., substituted C 1 -C 20 alkyl, C 2 -C 20 alkenyl, C 2 -C 20 alkynyl, C 5 -C 24 aryl, C 6 -C 24 alkaryl, or C 6 -C 24 aralkyl), heteroatom-containing hydrocarbyl (e.g., C 1 -C 20 heteroalkyl, C 5 -C 24 heteroaryl, heteroatom-containing C 6 -C 24 aralkyl, or heteroatom-containing C 6 -C 24 alkaryl
  • a bidentate ligand or a tridentate ligand examples include, but are not limited to, bisphosphines, dialkoxides, alkyldiketonates, and aryldiketonates.
  • Specific examples include -P(Ph) 2 CH 2 CH 2 P(Ph) 2 -, -As(Ph) 2 CH 2 CH 2 As(Ph 2 )-, -P(Ph) 2 CH 2 CH 2 C(CF 3 ) 2 O-, binaphtholate dianions, pinacolate dianions, -P(CH 3 ) 2 (CH 2 ) 2 P(CH 3 ) 2 -, and -OC(CH 3 ) 2 (CH 3 ) 2 CO-.
  • Preferred bidentate ligands are -P(Ph) 2 CH 2 CH 2 P(Ph) 2 - and -P(CH 3 ) 2 (CH 2 ) 2 P(CH 3 ) 2 -.
  • Tridentate ligands include, but are not limited to, (CH 3 ) 2 NCH 2 CH 2 P(Ph)CH 2 CH 2 N(CH 3 ) 2 .
  • Other preferred tridentate ligands are those in which any three of X 1 , X 2 , L 1 , L 2 , L 3 , R 1 , and R 2 (e.g., X 1 , L 1 , and L 2 ) are taken together to be cyclopentadienyl, indenyl, or fluorenyl, each optionally substituted with C 2 -C 20 alkenyl, C 2 -C 20 alkynyl, C 1 -C 20 alkyl, C 5 -C 20 aryl, C 1 -C 20 alkoxy, C 2 -C 20 alkenyloxy, C 2 -C 20 alkynyloxy, C 5 -C 20 aryloxy, C 2 -C 20 alkoxycarbonyl, C 1 -C 20 alky
  • X, L 1 , and L 2 are taken together to be cyclopentadienyl or indenyl, each optionally substituted with vinyl, C 1 -C 10 alkyl, C 5 -C 20 aryl, C 1 -C 10 carboxylate, C 2 -C 10 alkoxycarbonyl, C 1 -C 10 alkoxy, or C 5 -C 20 aryloxy, each optionally substituted with C 1 -C 6 alkyl, halide, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy or with a phenyl group optionally substituted with halide, C 1 -C 6 alkyl or C 1 -C 6 alkoxy.
  • X, L 1 and L 2 may be taken together to be cyclopentadienyl, optionally substituted with vinyl, hydrogen, methyl, or phenyl.
  • Tetradentate ligands include, but are not limited to O 2 C(CH 2 ) 2 P(Ph)(CH 2 ) 2 P(Ph)(CH 2 ) 2 CO 2 , phthalocyanines, and porphyrins.
  • Grubbs-Hoveyda metathesis-active metal carbene complexes may be described by the formula (VII) wherein,
  • Examples of complexes comprising Grubbs-Hoveyda ligands suitable in the invention include: wherein, L 1 , X 1 , X 2 , and M are as described for any of the other groups of catalysts.
  • Suitable chelating carbenes and carbene precursors are further described by Pederson et al. (U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,026,495 and 6,620,955 , the disclosures of both of which are incorporated herein by reference) and Hoveyda et al. (U.S. Pat. No. 6,921,735 and WO0214376 , the disclosures of both of which are incorporated herein by reference).
  • complexes having linked ligands include those having linkages between a neutral NHC ligand and an anionic ligand, a neutral NHC ligand and an alkylidine ligand, a neutral NHC ligand and an L 2 ligand, a neutral NHC ligand and an L 3 ligand, an anionic ligand and an alkylidine ligand, and any combination thereof. While the possible structures are too numerous to list herein, some suitable structures based on formula (III) include:
  • transition metal carbene complexes include, but are not limited to:
  • olefin metathesis catalysts that may be used in the invention disclosed herein, is a Group 8 transition metal complex having the structure of formula (XIII): wherein M is a Group 8 transition metal, particularly ruthenium or osmium, or more particularly, ruthenium; X 1 , X 2 , L 1 and L 2 are as defined for the first and second groups of catalysts defined above; and R G1 , R G2 , R G3 , R G4 , R G5 , and R G6 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroalkyl, heteroatom containing alkenyl, heteroalkenyl, heteroaryl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, aryloxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carbonyl, alkylamino, alkylthio, aminosulfonyl, monoalkylaminosulfonyl, dialkyl
  • Group 8 transition metal complex of formula XIII is a Group 8 transition metal complex of formula (XIV): wherein M, X 1 , X 2 , L 1 , L 2 , are as defined above for Group 8 transition metal complex of formula XIII; and R G7 , R G8 , R G9 , R G10 , R G11 , R G12 , R G13 , R G14 , R G15 and R G16 are as defined above for R G1 , R G2 , R G3 , R G4 , R G5 , and R G6 for Group 8 transition metal complex of formula XIII or any one or more of the R G7 , R G8 , R G9 , R G10 , R G11 , R G12 , R G13 , R G14 , R G15 and R G16 may be linked together to form a cyclic group, or any one or more of the R G7 , R G8 , R G9 , R G10
  • Group 8 transition metal complex of formula XIII is a Group 8 transition metal complex of formula (XV): wherein M, X 1 , X 2 , L 1 , L 2 , are as defined above for Group 8 transition metal complex of formula XIII.
  • olefin metathesis catalysts that may be used in the invention disclosed herein, is a Group 8 transition metal complex comprising a Schiff base ligand having the structure of formula (XVI): wherein M is a Group 8 transition metal, particularly ruthenium or osmium, or more particularly, ruthenium; X 1 and L 1 are as defined for the first and second groups of catalysts defined above; Z is selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, selenium, NR J11 , PR J11 , AsR J11 , and SbR J11 ; and R J1 , R J2 , R J3 , R J4 , R J5 , R J6 , R J7 , R J8 , R J9 , R J10 , and R J11 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroalkyl, heteroatom containing alkenyl, heteroalkeny
  • Group 8 transition metal complex of formula (XVI) is a Group 8 transition metal complex comprising a Schiff base ligand having the structure of formula (XVII): wherein M, X 1 , L 1 , Z, R J7 , R J8 , R J9 , R J10 , and R J11 are as defined above for Group 8 transition metal complex of formula XVI; and R J12 , R J13 , R J14 , R J15 , R J16 , R J17 , R J18 , R J19 , R J20 , and R J21 are as defined above for R J1 , R J2 , R J3 , R J4 , R J5 , and R J6 for Group 8 transition metal complex of formula XVI, or any one or more of the R J7 , R J8 , R J9 , R J10 , R J11 , R J12 , R J13 , R J14 , R J15 , R J16 , R
  • Group 8 transition metal complex of formula (XVI) is a Group 8 transition metal complex comprising a Schiff base ligand having the structure of formula (XVIII): wherein M, X 1 , L 1 , Z, R J7 , R J8 , R J9 , R J10 , and R J11 , are as defined above for Group 8 transition metal complex of formula (XVI).
  • olefin metathesis catalysts that may be used in the invention disclosed herein, is a Group 8 transition metal complex comprising a Schiff base ligand having the structure of formula (XIX): wherein M is a Group 8 transition metal, particularly ruthenium or osmium, or more particularly, ruthenium; X 1 , L 1 , R 1 , and R 2 are as defined for the first and second groups of catalysts defined above; Z is selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, selenium, NR K5 , PR K5 , AsR K5 , and SbR K5 ; m is 0, 1, or 2; and R K1 , R K2 , R K3 , R K4 , and R K5 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroalkyl, heteroatom containing alkenyl, heteroalkenyl, heteroaryl, alkoxy, al
  • catalysts of formulas (XVI) to (XIX) may be optionally contacted with an activating compound, where at least partial cleavage of a bond between the Group 8 transition metal and at least one Schiff base ligand occurs, wherein the activating compound is either a metal or silicon compound selected from the group consisting of copper (I) halides; zinc compounds of the formula Zn(R Y1 ) 2 , wherein R Y1 is halogen, C 1 -C 7 alkyl or aryl; tin compounds represented by the formula SnR Y2 R Y3 R Y4 R Y5 wherein each of R Y2 , R Y3 , R Y4 and R Y5 is independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, C 1 -C 20 alkyl, C 3 -C 10 cycloalkyl, aryl, benzyl and C 2 -C 7 alkenyl; and silicon compounds represented by the formula SiR Y6 R Y7 R
  • catalysts of formulas (XVI) to (XIX) may be optionally contacted with an activating compound where at least partial cleavage of a bond between the Group 8 transition metal and at least one Schiff base ligand occurs, wherein the activating compound is an inorganic acid such as hydrogen iodide, hydrogen bromide, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen fluoride, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, iodic acid, periodic acid, perchloric acid, HOClO, HOClO 2 and HOIO 3 .
  • an activating compound is an inorganic acid such as hydrogen iodide, hydrogen bromide, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen fluoride, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, iodic acid, periodic acid, perchloric acid, HOClO, HOClO 2 and HOIO 3 .
  • catalysts of formulas (XVI) to (XIX) may be optionally contacted with an activating compound where at least partial cleavage of a bond between the Group 8 transition metal and at least one Schiff base ligand occurs, wherein the activating compound is an organic acid such as sulfonic acids including but not limited to methanesulfonic acid, aminobenzenesulfonic acid, benzenesulfonic acid, p -toluenesulfonic acid (also commonly referred to as tosic acid or PTSA), napthalenesulfonic acid, sulfanilic acid and trifluoromethanesulfonic acid; monocarboxylic acids including but not limited to acetoacetic acid, barbituric acid, bromoacetic acid, bromobenzoic acid, chloroacetic acid, chlorobenzoic acid, chlorophenoxyacetic acid, chloropropionic acid, cis-cinnamic acid, cyanoacetic acid,
  • Non-limiting examples of catalysts that may be used to prepare supported complexes and in the reactions disclosed herein include the following, some of which for convenience are identified throughout this disclosure by reference to their molecular weight:
  • Ph represents phenyl
  • Cy represents cyclohexyl
  • Cp represents cyclopentyl
  • Me represents methyl
  • Bu represents n -butyl
  • t-Bu represents tert- butyl
  • i -Pr represents isopropyl
  • py represents pyridine (coordinated through the N atom)
  • Mes represents mesityl (i.e., 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)
  • DiPP and DIPP represents 2,6-diisopropylphenyl
  • MiPP represents 2-isopropylphenyl.
  • catalysts useful to prepare supported complexes and in the reactions disclosed herein include the following: ruthenium (II) dichloro (3-methyl-2-butenylidene) bis(tricyclopentylphosphine) ( C716 ); ruthenium (II) dichloro (3-methyl-2-butenylidene) bis(tricyclohexylphosphine) ( C801 ); ruthenium (II) dichloro(phenylmethylene) bis(tricyclohexylphosphine) ( C823 ); ruthenium (II) (1,3-bis-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-2-imidazolidinylidene) dichloro (phenylmethylene) (triphenylphosphine) ( C830 ); ruthenium (II) dichloro phenylvinylidene) bis(tricyclohexylphosphine) ( C835 ); ruthenium (II
  • Still further catalysts useful in ROMP reactions, and/or in other metathesis reactions, such as ring-closing metathesis, cross metathesis, ring-opening cross metathesis, self-metathesis, ethenolysis, alkenolysis, acyclic diene metathesis polymerization, and combinations thereof, include the following structures:
  • transition metal complexes used as catalysts herein can be prepared by several different methods, such as those described by Schwab et al. (1996) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 118:100-110 , Scholl et al. (1999) Org. Lett. 6:953-956 , Sanford et al. (2001) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 123:749-750 , U.S. Pat. No. 5,312,940 , and U.S. Pat. No. 5,342,909 . Also see U.S. Pat. Pub. No. 2003/0055262 to Grubbs et al. , WO 02/079208 , and U.S. Pat. No. 6,613,910 to Grubbs et al. Preferred synthetic methods are described in WO 03/11455A1 to Grubbs et al. .
  • Preferred metal carbene olefin metathesis catalysts are Group 8 transition metal complexes having the structure of formula (I) commonly called “First Generation Grubbs” catalysts, formula (III) commonly called “Second Generation Grubbs” catalysts, or formula (VII) commonly called “Grubbs-Hoveyda” catalysts.
  • More preferred olefin metathesis catalysts have the structure of formula (I) in which:
  • Suitable supports for any of the catalysts described herein may be of synthetic, semisynthetic, or naturally occurring materials, which may be organic or inorganic, e.g., polymeric, ceramic, or metallic. Attachment to the support will generally, although not necessarily, be covalent, and the covalent linkage may be direct or indirect. Indirect covalent linkages are typically, though not necessarily, through a functional group on a support surface. Ionic attachments are also suitable, including combinations of one or more anionic groups on the metal complexes coupled with supports containing cationic groups, or combinations of one or more cationic groups on the metal complexes coupled with supports containing anionic groups.
  • suitable supports may be selected from silicas, silicates, aluminas, aluminum oxides, silica-aluminas, aluminosilicates, zeolites, titanias, titanium dioxide, magnetite, magnesium oxides, boron oxides, clays, zirconias, zirconium dioxide, carbon, polymers, cellulose, cellulosic polymers amylose, amylosic polymers, or a combination thereof.
  • the support preferably comprises silica, a silicate, or a combination thereof.
  • a support that has been treated to include functional groups, inert moieties, and/or excess ligands. Any of the functional groups described herein are suitable for incorporation on the support, and may be generally accomplished through techniques known in the art. Inert moieties may also be incorporated on the support to generally reduce the available attachment sites on the support, e.g., in order to control the placement, or amount, of a complex linked to the support.
  • the metathesis catalysts that are described herein may be utilized in olefin metathesis reactions according to techniques known in the art.
  • the catalyst is typically added as a solid, a solution, or as a suspension.
  • the catalyst is suspended in a dispersing carrier such as mineral oil, paraffin oil, soybean oil, tri-isopropylbenzene, or any hydrophobic liquid which has a sufficiently high viscosity so as to permit effective dispersion of the catalyst, and which is sufficiently inert and which has a sufficiently high boiling point so that is does not act as a low-boiling impurity in the olefin metathesis reaction.
  • the amount of catalyst that is used i.e., the "catalyst loading" in the reaction is dependent upon a variety of factors such as the identity of the reactants and the reaction conditions that are employed. It is therefore understood that catalyst loading may be optimally and independently chosen for each reaction. In general, however, the catalyst will be present in an amount that ranges from a low of about 0.1 ppm, 1 ppm, or 5 ppm, to a high of about 10 ppm, 15 ppm, 25 ppm, 50 ppm, 100 ppm, 200 ppm, 500 ppm, or 1000 ppm relative to the amount of an olefinic substrate.
  • the catalyst will generally be present in an amount that ranges from a low of about 0.00001 mol%, 0.0001 mol%, or 0.0005 mol%, to a high of about 0.001 mol%, 0.0015 mol%, 0.0025 mol%, 0.005 mol%, 0.01 mol%, 0.02 mol%, 0.05 mol%, or 0.1 mol% relative to the olefinic substrate.
  • olefin metathesis catalysts suitable for use with the present invention include well-defined molybdenum and tungsten catalysts such as those developed by Schrock( Schrock, R.R. Chem. Rev. 2009, 109, 3211 ; Hartford, B. Chemical & Engineering News, "Z-Selective Metathesis of Macrocycles", Volume 89, Issue 45, November 7, 2011, page 11 ; Yu, M.; Wang, C.; Kyle, A.F.; Jakubec, P.; Dixon, D.J.; Schrock, R.R.; Hoveyda, A.H. Nature, November 3, 2011, 479, 88 ); examples are shown in Scheme 11.
  • Ill-defined olefin metathesis catalysts can be dated back to the 1960's with the seminal report from Banks and Bailey of Phillips Petroleum describing an "olefin disproportionation" process catalyzed by Mo(CO) 6 , W(CO) 6 and MoO 3 supported on alumina [ Banks, R.L.; Bailey, G.C. Ind. Eng. Chem. Prod. Res. Dev. 1964, 170-173 ].
  • Ill-defined olefin metathesis catalysts are defined as metathesis catalysts where the metathesis active species in not well understood [ Warwel, S.; Siekermann, V. Makromol. Chem., Rapid Commun.
  • Lummus Technology provides the support for the process, known as OCT® (Olefins Conversion Technology) which currently produces over 1.5 billion pounds of propylene per year [ Wittcoff, H.; Reuben, B. G.; Plotkin, J. S. Industrial organic chemicals, 2nd ed.; Wiley-Interscience, 2004 ; Mol, J. C. J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem. 2004, 213, 39-45 ].
  • zirconium metathesis catalysts include but not limited to ZrCl 4 /Et 3 Al and Zr(acac) 4 /Me 3 Al 2 Cl 3 .
  • vanadium metathesis catalysts examples include but not limited to V(acac) 3 /Et 3 AlCl, and VCl 4 /Et 3 Al.
  • molybdenum metathesis catalysts include but not limited to MoCl 5 (NO) 2 (py) 2 /EtAlCl 2 , M O Cl 5 /Et 3 Al, MoO 3 /Al 2 O 3 , Mo 3 /CoO/Al 2 O 3 , MoO 3 /Al 2 O 3 /Et 3 Al, MoO 3 /SiO 2 , Mo(CO) 3 /Al 2 O 3 , Mo(CO) 6 /Al 2 O 3 , Mo 2 (OAc) 4 /Al 2 O 3 , Mo 2 (OAc) 4 /SiO 2 , and ( ⁇ -C 3 H 5 ) 4 Mo/SiO 2 .
  • rhenium metathesis catalysts include but not limited to Re 2 O 7 /Al 2 O 3 , Re 2 (CO) 10 /Al 2 O 3 , B 2 O 3 /Re 2 O 7 /Al 2 O 3 -SiO 2 , CH 3 ReO 3 /SiO 2 -Al 2 O 3 , ReCl 5 /EtAlCl 2 , ReOCl 3 (PPh 3 ) 2 /EtAlCl 2 , and Re(CO) 5 Cl/EtAlCl 2 .
  • osmium metathesis catalysts examples include but not limited to OsCl 3 3H 2 O/EtOH and OSO 4 in chlorobenzene 60°C.
  • iridium metathesis catalysts include but not limited to [(C 8 H 14 ) 2 IrCl)] 2 and excess of CF 3 CO 2 Ag, [(C 8 H 14 ) 2 IrO 2 CCF 3 ] 2 , [(NH 4 ) 2 IrCl 6 /EtOH.
  • styrene (purity >99%), and diethylaluminum chloride in hexanes (1.0 M) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich. 4-Methyl-1-pentene (purity 97%), 1-nonene (purity >90%), 1-tetradecene (purity >90%), 3-undecanone (purity >97%), 1-undecene (purity 93%) were purchased from TCI. 1-octene (purity >97%) was purchased from Acros. 1-dodecene (purity >90%) was purchased from Fluka.
  • Olefin metathesis catalysts [1,3-Bis-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-2-imidazolidinylidene]dichloro(o-isopropoxyphenylmethylene) ruthenium (II) (C711); [1,3-bis-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-2-imidazolidinylidene]dichloro(3-methyl-2-butenylidene)(tricyclohexylphosphine) ruthenium (II) (C827); [1,3-Bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-2-imidazolidinylidene]dichloro (phenylmethylene)(triphenylphosphine) ruthenium (II) (C831); [1,3-Bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-2-imidazolidinylidene] dichloro(phenylmethylene) (tricyclohexyl
  • Reaction 6 Representative example for the synthesis of internal olefins from the self-metathesis of alpha olefins.
  • a 3 liter, 3-neck round bottom flask was equipped with a magnetic stir bar and fitted with a reflux condenser, vacuum adapter, and a rubber septum. The flask was charged with 1-octene (1.00 kg, 8.91 mol) and subjected to full vacuum (4 mmHg) at 40 °C for 30 minutes. A solution of Grubbs metathesis catalyst C848 in dichloromethane (25 ppm) was added via syringe to the reaction mixture under vacuum.
  • Reaction 7 Synthesis of methyl substituted internal olefins from the self-metathesis of methyl substituted alpha olefins.
  • Reaction 8 Synthesis of a mixture of Internal Olefins (IOs) by the self-metathesis of Alpha Olefins (AOs).
  • IOs Internal Olefins
  • AOs Alpha Olefins
  • a 3 liter, 3-neck round bottom flask was equipped with a magnetic stir bar and fitted with a reflux condenser, vacuum adapter, and a rubber septum.
  • the flask was charged with an equimolar ratio of 1-decene, 1-dodecene, and 1-tetradecene then heated to 40°C and subjected to vacuum (75 mmHg) for 30 minutes.
  • a solution of Grubbs metathesis catalyst C827 in dichloromethane (10 ppm C827 to AOs) was added via syringe to the reaction mixture under vacuum.
  • Reaction 9 Synthesis of 2-phenyl-3-decene by cross-metathesis of 3-phenyl-1-butene with 7-tetradecene.
  • Reaction 10 Representative example for the synthesis of 2-phenyl-3-alkenes by cross-metathesis of 3-phenyl-1-butene with internal olefins.
  • 2PhLAeB that can be prepared by this method include, but are not limited to, 2-phenyl-3-pentene, 2-phenyl-3-hexene, 2-phenyl-3-heptene, 2-phenyl-3-octene, 2-phenyl-3-nonene, 2-phenyl-3-tridecene, 2-phenyl-3-pentadecene, 2-phenyl-3-heptadecene, 2-phenyl-3-octadecene, 2-phenyl-3-nonadecene and 2-phenyl-3-eicosene.
  • Reaction 13 Representative example of the synthesis of 2-phenyl-2-alkenes by cross-metathesis of ⁇ -methylstyrene with terminal olefins.
  • 2-Phenyldodecane (2PhC 12 LAB, a crude mixture composed of 72% 9-octadecene and 28% 2-phenyl-3-dodecene crude mixture) was hydrogenated to yield a mixture of octadecane and 2-phenyldodecane (quantitative yield based on 2-phenyl-3-dodecene).
  • An NMR sample was obtained by silica gel column chromatography using hexanes as the mobile. Fractions were analyzed by GC where pure fractions of 2-phenyldodecane were combined and concentrated under reduced pressure.
  • 2-PhLAB was added to a round bottom flask equipped with a magnetic stirbar and cooled to 10°C. Oleum (1.25 weight %, 20% free SO 3 ) was added drop wise to reaction mixture while maintaining temperature of 25°C during addition. The reaction was stirred for 2.5 hours at 25°C. Water (0.24 wt %) was added and the reaction mixture was poured into a separatory funnel to yield two layers. The bottom layer was discarded and the top layer was slowly added to a stirred solution of 5% NaOH in water at 10°C. Solid formation was observed and mixture was allowed to stir an additional 30 minutes after complete addition. The 2-PhLAS was isolated by filtration, washed twice with ice-cold water, and dried in vacuo at 50°C to 80°C to afford an off-white solid.
  • 2-PhLAS produced by this procedure include but not limited to sodium 4-(octan-2-yl) benzenesulfonate (2-PhC 8 LAS), sodium 4-(non-2-yl) benzenesulfonate (2-PhC 9 LAS), sodium 4-(decan-2-yl) benzenesulfonate (2-PhC 10 LAS), sodium 4-(undecan-2-yl) benzenesulfonate (2-PhC 11 LAS), sodium 4-(dodecan-2-yl) benzenesulfonate (2-PhC 12 LAS), sodium 4-(tridecan-2-yl) benzenesulfonate (2-PhC 13 LAS), sodium 4-(tetradecan-2-yl) benzenesulfonate (2-PhC 14 LAS), sodium 4-(pentadecan-2-yl) benzenesulfonate (2-PhC 15 LAS), sodium 4-(hex
  • Krafft Point or Krafft Temperature is defined as the minimum concentration of surfactant needed to form a micelle at a given temperature. Surfactants form micelles above their Krafft Point and the solubility in water increases abruptly. The Krafft point was determined by the abrupt increase in the electrical conductivity of as a function of temperature. The intersection of the two solubility lines is the Krafft Point.
  • the Critical Micelle Concentration is defined as the concentration of surfactants above which micelles form and all additional surfactants added to the system go to micelles.
  • the CMC is measured by the electrical conductivity-concentration curve at constant temperature.
  • Table 5 contains the Krafft temperatures and CMC results. Table 5.
  • 3-phenyl linear alkyl benzene was synthesized by traditional methods and compared to 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzene by GC analysis.
  • 3-Phenyl-1-butene yields 2-phenyl linear alkyl benzene while 2-phenyl-1-butene yields 3-phenyl linear alkyl benzene by our reported cross metathesis methodology.
  • 3-Phenylundecane was synthesized by phenyl Grignard's addition to 3-undecanone, followed by hydrogenation. Equal amounts of 2-Phenylundecane (99.3% purity) and 3-phenylundecane (98.5% purity) were co-injected and analyzed by GC. The GC method and conditions is as described above. The results are represented in Table 6. Table 6.
  • Reaction 20 Synthesis of 3-tolyl-1-butene by hydrovinylation of tolylstyrene.
  • a septa capped scintillation vial equipped with a magnetic stir bar was charged with 1-heptene (0.52 g, 5.1 mmol) and 3-tolyl-1-butene (0.25 g, 1.7 mmol).
  • the reaction mixture was heated to 40 °C and a solution of C827 in dichloromethane (71 ⁇ L, 7.3 mM, 300 ppm) was subsequently added to the reaction mixture.
  • the reaction was vented by puncturing the septum with a needle and allowed to stir at 40 °C. After 2 hours, the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and filtered through a plug of silica gel.

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  1. Verfahren zur Herstellung von mindestens einem Kreuzmetatheseprodukt, wobei das Verfahren Folgendes umfasst: Bilden einer ersten Zusammensetzung umfassend mindestens ein Kreuzmetathesesubstrat, mindestens einen Hydrovinylierungskatalysator und Ethylen; Unterwerfen der ersten Zusammensetzung Bedingungen, die wirksam sind, eine Hydrovinylierungsreaktion zu begünstigen, um mindestens ein hydrovinyliertes Kreuzmetathesesubstrat zu bilden; Bilden einer zweiten Zusammensetzung umfassend das mindestens eine hydrovinylierte Kreuzmetathesesubstrat, mindestens ein olefinisches Substrat und mindestens einen Olefinmetathesekatalysator; und Unterwerfen der zweiten Zusammensetzung Bedingungen, die wirksam sind, eine Kreuzmetathesereaktion zu begünstigen, um mindestens ein Kreuzmetatheseprodukt zu bilden.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei das mindestens eine Kreuzmetathesesubstrat Styrol oder substituiertes Styrol ist.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 2, wobei das substituiertes Styrol unter ortho-, meta- oder parasubstituierten Isomeren von Tolylstyrol, Ethylstyrol, Propylstyrol, Isopropylstyrol, Butylstyrol, sec-Butylstyrol, Isobutylstyrol, tert-Butylstyrol, Fluorstyrol, Chlorstyrol, Bromstyrol, Iodstyrol, Nitrostyrol, Cyanostyrol, Acetoxystyrol, Hydroxystyrol, Alkoxystyrolverbindungen, Aminostyrol, substituierten Aminostyrolverbindungen, Naphthylstyrol und Biphenylstyrol ausgewählt wird.
  4. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei das mindestens eine olefinische Substrat unter internen Olefinen, Alpha-Olefinen oder einer Kombination davon ausgewählt wird.
  5. Verfahren nach Anspruch 4, wobei die Alpha-Olefine lineare Alpha-Olefine sind, die eine chemische Formel RR'C=CH2 aufweisen, wobei R H oder Methyl ist und R' eine C2-bis C19-Alkylgruppe ist, wobei die Alkylgruppe aus linearen gesättigten Kohlenwasserstoffgruppen ausgewählt ist, wobei die Kohlenstoffatome in der Alkylkette nur Wasserstoffatome oder eine an sie gebundene Methylgruppe aufweisen.
  6. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei das mindestens eine hydrovinylierte Kreuzmetathesesubstrat 3-Phenyl-1-buten oder substituiertes 3-Phenyl-1-buten ist.
  7. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei der mindestens eine Olefinmetathesekatalysator ein Komplex eines Übergangsmetalls der Gruppe 8 ist, der die Struktur der Formel (I) aufweist:
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     wobei:
    M ein Übergangsmetall der Gruppe 8 ist;
    L1, L2 und L3 unabhängig aus neutralen Elektronendonorliganden ausgewählt sind;
    n 0 oder 1 beträgt, derart, dass L3 vorliegen oder nicht vorliegen kann;
    m 0, 1 oder 2 beträgt;
    k 0 oder 1 beträgt;
    X1 und X2 unabhängig anionische Liganden sind; und
    R1 und R2 unabhängig unter Wasserstoff, Hydrocarbyl, substituiertem Hydrocarbyl, einem Heteroatom enthaltenden Hydrocarbyl und substituiertem, Heteroatom enthaltendem Hydrocarbyl ausgewählt sind, wobei eines oder beide von R1 und R2 die Struktur -(W)n-U+V- aufweisen können, wobei W unter Hydrocarbylen, substituiertem Hydrocarbylen, Heteroatom enthaltendem Hydrocarbylen oder substituiertem Heteroatom enthaltendem Hydrocarbylen ausgewählt wird; U ein positiv geladenes Element der Gruppe 15 oder Gruppe 16 ist, das mit Wasserstoff, Hydrocarbyl, substituiertem Hydrocarbyl, Heteroatom enthaltendem Hydrocarbyl oder substituiertem Heteroatom enthaltendem Hydrocarbyl substituiert ist; V ein negativgeladenes Gegenion ist; und n null oder 1 beträgt,
    wobei irgendwelche zwei oder mehr von X1, X2, L1, L2, L3, R1 und R2 zusammengenommen werden können, um eine oder mehr cyclische Gruppen zu bilden und wobei ferner eines oder mehr von X1, X2, L1, L2, L3, R1 und R2 an einen Träger angelagert sein können.
  8. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei mindestens ein Kreuzmetatheseprodukt lineares 2-Phenylalkenbenzol oder lineares 2-Tolylalkenbenzol ist.
  9. Verfahren nach Anspruch 8, ferner das Unterwerfen des linearen 2-Phenylalkenbenzols Bedingungen, die wirksam sind, um die Olefinhydrierung zu begünstigen, um lineares 2-Phenylalkylbenzol zu bilden, wobei das lineare Alkylbenzol mindestens eine lineare Alkylgruppe aufweist, wobei die lineare Alkylgruppe irgendeine Anzahl von Kohlenstoffatomen zwischen 6 und 22 umfasst, die miteinander verknüpft sind, um eine gerade Kette zu bilden, wobei die Kohlenstoffatome der geraden Kette nur Wasserstoffatome, oder eine oder zwei Methylgruppen aufweisen, die als Anhänge an sie gebunden sind, und wobei der Benzolring an die lineare Alkylgruppe in einem Kohlenstoffatom angelagert ist, das neben dem endständigen Kohlenstoffatom der geraden Kette liegt.
  10. Verfahren nach Anspruch 9, ferner das unterwerfen des linearen 2-Phenylalkylbenzols Bedingungen umfassend, die wirksam sind, um eine aromatische Sulfonierungsreaktion zu begünstigen, um lineares 2-Phenylalkylbenzolsulfonat zu bilden, wobei die Sulfonatgruppe an den Benzolring des linearen 2-Phenylalkylbenzols angelagert ist, gleichgültig der Position der Sulfonatgruppe an dem Benzolring mit Bezug auf die Position der linearen Alkylgruppe.
  11. Verfahren nach Anspruch 8, ferner das Unterwerfen des linearen 2-Tolylalkenbenzols Bedingungen umfassend, die wirksam sind, die Olefinhydrierung zu begünstigen, um lineares 2-Tolylalkylbenzol zu bilden.
  12. Verfahren nach Anspruch 11, ferner das Unterwerfen des linearen 2-Tolylalkenbenzols Bedingungen umfassend, die wirksam sind, eine aromatische Sulfonierungsreaktion zu begünstigen, um lineares 2-Tolylalkylbenzolsulfonat zu bilden.
  13. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei das mindestens eine Kreuzmetatheseprodukt substituiertes, lineares 2-Phenylalkenbenzol ist.
  14. Verfahren nach Anspruch 13, ferner das Unterwerfen des substituierten linearen 2-Phenylalkenbenzols Bedingungen umfassend, die wirksam sind, um die Olefinhydrierung zu begünstigen, um substituiertes lineares 2-Phenylalkylbenzol zu bilden.
  15. Verfahren nach Anspruch 14, ferner das Unterwerfen des substituierten linearen 2-Phenylalkenbenzols Bedingungen umfassend, die wirksam sind, um eine aromatische Sulfonierungsreaktion zu begünstigen, um substituiertes, lineares 2-Phenylalkylbenzolsulfonat zu bilden, wobei die Sulfonatgruppe in den Benzolring des linearen 2-Phenylalkylbenzols angelagert ist, gleichgültig der Position der Sulfonatgruppe an dem Benzolring mit Bezug auf den Ort der linearen Alkylgruppe.
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